Original Imperial German WWI Hessian Infanterie-Leib-Regiment “Großherzogin” Nr. 117 Officer’s Pickelhaube with Rare 1697-1897 Anniversary Wappen 40mm BOFORS and the cleaning rod is

and the cleaning rod is also marked with serial number 723

Most likely it was converted in the 1840s or 50s

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Captain Kenneth Woolaston Greene was an officer in the Suffolk Regiment during WWI

aircraft component works at Kassel

Original Imperial German WWI Hessian Infanterie-Leib-Regiment “Großherzogin” Nr. 117 Officer’s Pickelhaube with Rare 1697-1897 Anniversary Wappen 40mm BOFORS and the cleaning rod isOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an impressive privately purchased Imperial German officers Pickelhaube associated with Infanterie Leib Regiment Groherzogin (3. Groherzoglich Hessisches) Nr. 117 of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. Its most distinctive feature is the gilt Hessian lion wappen bearing the dates 1697 and 1897, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the regiment. The helmet retains its officer fittings, Hessian and Reich cockades,