Original WWI Prussian Landwehr Officer Pickelhaube with Cross MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It relocated to Kiwi Barracks

It relocated to Kiwi Barracks at Bulford Camp in 1970

This helmet is stamped "989A" which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1944

This was a real problem with all blow-back submachine guns

Offered in sparkling bright condition showing minimal evidence of old pitting

First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D-Day

Original WWI Prussian Landwehr Officer Pickelhaube with Cross MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It relocated to Kiwi BarracksOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a smart looking, officer pickelhaube from a Landwehr Infanterie Regiment. A number of refinements took place over the ensuing fifty years after the pickelhaubes 1842 Prussian Army debut. The leather bodys condition is very good. All of the helmets furniture is highly detailed gilt brass. Its wappen (coat of arms) features a large Reserve Cross centered in an eagles chest. The cross displays the phrase "Mitt