Original Imperial German WWI Grand Duchy of Baden Ersatz Stahlblech Steel M-1915 Pickelhaube Uniforms military and civilian targets

military and civilian targets

and Yugoslavia

The flag was then repaired with original red cotton German flag fabric

and after the war into the 1960s

These machetes

Original Imperial German WWI Grand Duchy of Baden Ersatz Stahlblech Steel M-1915 Pickelhaube Uniforms military and civilian targetsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an Ersatz (Replacement Material) Stahlblech Steel Pickelhaube. When WWI broke out, there was a great need for additional helmets and equipment for the mobilization. A shortage of cow hide from Argentina combined with the excessive draw upon German industry to outfit the massive army being mobilized, resulted in a severe shortage of leather for manufacturing Pickelhauben. To meet with this