Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Maker Marked Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets - Size 57 French Field Equipment The lock is very well

The lock is very well executed

so we have left it in this short configuration

the latter is made of aluminum with a red and black painted cockarde

Three types of C1 vests are in circulation with the two earliest models having two front slant pockets secured by a large button

Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Maker Marked Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets - Size 57 French Field Equipment The lock is very wellOriginal 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