GERMAN WWI SAXON BATTLEFIELD PICK-UP PICKELHAUBE.

A highly interesting brass mounted Saxon pickelhaube, small size skull. All the fittings are in brass, with its original chinstrap and its original non serrated national and Saxon State cockades. Peak trim good, the liner has half rotted away. The rear peak has been affected by fire indicating that this was a battlefield pick-up helmet, the rear peak is complete, there is one split and it has congealed and solidified. Faint maker mark and date of ‘1915’ visible to the upper inner crown.

Code: 96218