Prussia, Kingdom. A Grenadier Officer’s Pickelhaube Archive The interior binding bears a

The interior binding bears a manufacturer’s label reading “JOHS

He is documented as being "at hospital" as a Batman to Captain Hartone on April 9

Despite his somewhat advanced age

The document carries no date

Prussia, Kingdom. A Grenadier Officer’s Pickelhaube Archive The interior binding bears a(Preuen Pickelhaube fr einen Offizier im Grenadier Regiment). A well preserved Prussian Grenadier Officers Pickelhaube, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded brass spike perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the plate and extends down to a boiled and blackened