ORIGINAL WW1 GERMAN LANDWEHR PICKELHAUBE HELMET WITH COVER

PICKELHAUBE WITH ITS VERY RARE CLOTH COVER WITH UNIT MARKS TO THE 25TH LANDWEHR INFANTRY REGIMENT. CLOTH COVER WITH CROSSED OUT UNIT MARK OF 132R AND MARKED "15". PRESUMABLY THE SOLDIER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 25 LW AT SOME STAGE.

THE "15" MOST PROBABLY A DATE. COVER SHOWS MUCH USE WITH SOME WEAR HOLES. THE GREEN WOOL LANDWEHR CROSS AND 25 PARTIALLY MISSING THROUGH MOTH NIPS.

M-1915 HELMET, A RARE ERSATZ PATTERN THE SHELL MADE FROM COMPRESSED CARD OR FIBRE. THE PEAKS AND CHIN STRAP MOUNTING POINTS ALSO OF AN ERSATZ MATERIAL, BUT HAVE KEPT THE GLOSS WELL. GREY FINISH STEEL PLATE AND SPIKE. OVERALL A RARE SET CIRCA 1915. NO ADDITIONAL HOLES TO INSIDE OF HELMET.

The item "ORIGINAL WW1 GERMAN LANDWEHR PICKELHAUBE HELMET WITH COVER" is in sale since Sunday, February 07, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Helmets/ Hats". The seller is "spanmil" and is located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Personal Gear
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Country/ Organization: Great Britain