Original Imperial German WWI Prussian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This stamped sheet steel construction

This stamped sheet steel construction does still retain some of the original field grey paint

this is the 2nd pattern out of 7 National Denki produced during the war

Handle is nearly perfect except for a small chip on the reverse as well as the blade

No reinforcing bolt in butt stock

00 (a considerable sum in 1955)

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the first time we have had one of these! 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 immediate shortage, the Germans began in