Original Imperial German Prussian M1856/57 Pickelhaube with Extremely Scarce 75mm Cockade & Partial Chinscales U.S. Ordnance and we can tell that

and we can tell that more of it used to have brass highlights

minor wear

Elastolin is a trademark used by the German company O&M Hausser (O&M Haußer) for the toy soldiers and other types of figures it manufactured from composite material and later from plastic

The etching on both sides is beautiful

plugged with a red piece of wood as required

Original Imperial German Prussian M1856/57 Pickelhaube with Extremely Scarce 75mm Cockade & Partial Chinscales U.S. Ordnance and we can tell thatOriginal Item. Only One Available. On 26 June 1856, an AKO directed that the convex brass chinscales would be changed to flat brass chinscales for all Infantry units. Cavalry and Field Artillery units, however, continued to utilize convex chinscales. For all units, the new chinscales hooked together in the center with a small ball and corresponding hole when not worn under the chin and the the long retaining bolt of 1842 was replaced by a simple