Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets with Tall Spikes Martini-Henry Bayonets tested and runs great

tested and runs great

This was the rifle used to fight the British at the Battle of Tel-El-Kabir in 1882 and the Mahdi's Sudanese Dervishes at the siege of Khartoum in which General Gordon was killed in January of 1885

this is exactly what we are offering: Genuine pre-1898 British manufactured Martini-Henry Rifles that have laid undisturbed for well over 100 years in far from perfect storage conditions in the Old Palace of Lagan Silekhana in Katmandu

The blade release button and base are marked with production number 562

Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets with Tall Spikes Martini-Henry Bayonets tested and runs greatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good condition original berzug (helmet cover), something that we have only had very few of before. Thought by some to be a product of the First World war, the berzug ("Pull over" or helmet cover) was first introduced for general issue on 17 May 1892. The brass and German silver fittings on all pickelhaube helmets, although very attractive in garrison, proved to be highly reflective and were determined to be