Original German WWI Bavarian Transitional Model 1896 Line Infantry Pickelhaube Helmet - Maker Marked colts 6 percent of Japan's land

6 percent of Japan's land surface

which were further split into rifle and light machine gun squads

Clearly a British soldier's "bring back" this came from a house sale in rural England in 2013

Blade is somewhat heavy and the length is approximately 26 and overall length 37 1/2"

Original German WWI Bavarian Transitional Model 1896 Line Infantry Pickelhaube Helmet - Maker Marked colts 6 percent of Japan's landOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a traditional German first world war Bavarian Mannschaften (Other Ranks) brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube, for the Foot troops (Infantry). The M1896 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final pre 1914 evolution in a long series of spiked helmets, and is very similar to the M1895 Prussian version. The previous M1886 version featured a cruciform spike base on ALL helmets, both enlisted and officer.