Original Imperial German WWI Unit-Marked Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - 4th Upper Silesian 63rd Infantry Regiment - Size 53 French Machine Guns there was always the danger

there was always the danger that the projectile would explode soon after departure

There is a very unusual brass support for the ramrod extending from the front of the stock to the muzzle

Kepi dates from the 1860s and still retains the original cloth lining showing a London makers name with address (faint)

and formed the basis of the 54th Artillery Regiment

Original Imperial German WWI Unit-Marked Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - 4th Upper Silesian 63rd Infantry Regiment - Size 53 French Machine Guns there was always the dangerOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fair example of an M 1915 Imperial Prussian Line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks or EM NCO) pickelhaube in fair condition. The front visor has lost is stitching and is slouching as shown. The M1915 was the last model of Pickelhaube issued prior to the move to steel helmets. In accordance with the 1915 regulations, these helmets would no longer use brass, silver, or Tombak as the M1895 did.