ORIGINAL WW1 GERMAN M95 HESSE PICKELHAUBE HELMET HESSEN

ONE OF THE RAREST STATE PICKELHAUBE. AN EARLY HELMET CIRCA 1900. WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE HESSE SIX SIDED CONVEX SPIKE AND LARGE INNER RETAINING PLATE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER SPIKE AND SPIKE BASE HAVING BEEN FITTED TO THIS HELMET - IT IS HESSE THROUGH AND THROUGH. THERE ARE AN ADDITIONAL SET OF HOLES FOR FRONT PLATE, PERIOD PLUGGED AND FILLED.

THIS IS COMMON ON EARLY HESSE PICKELHAUBE AS THE PRE-WAR PLATES OFTEN WITH LARGE DATE BANNERS WERE UPGRADED TO STANDARD HESSE PLATE FOR WW1 SERVICE. LINER COMPLETE, HAS A FEW WEAR HOLES, BUT THE LEATHER STILL GOOD AND SUPPLE. RARE HELMET - GUARANTEED ORIGINAL HESSE. The item "ORIGINAL WW1 GERMAN M95 HESSE PICKELHAUBE HELMET HESSEN" is in sale since Monday, February 08, 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