Original German WWI Prussian Provincial M1897 Officers Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Shielded Wappen - Size 56 U.S. Field Gear so this looks to have

so this looks to have been used during the war

Its division headquarters is located at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos

who employed them in the first known use of machine guns by the American military to provide tactical support of infantry forces during an assault

He passed away on July 4th

Artificial Leather/Leather construction

Original German WWI Prussian Provincial M1897 Officers Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Shielded Wappen - Size 56 U.S. Field Gear so this looks to haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pickelhaube is an Iconic helmet design, which originated in 19th Century German. The name itself comes from the German Pickel, "point" or "pickaxe", and Haube, "bonnet", a general word for "headgear". Also known colloquially as Pickelhelm, these were spiked helmets worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German military, firefighters and police. Although typically associated with the Prussian Army,