Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Infantry Officer Ersatz Model 1897 Vulcan Fibre Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet by Depaheg Patent Snider Rifle This rare later version has

This rare later version has a bakelite body surrounding a rotating metal lamp housing

- Bullion Naval cap insignia with some fraying of material

and appears to have been made that way originally

The action is crisp

It is also marked with the same information inside a box on the liner interior:

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Infantry Officer Ersatz Model 1897 Vulcan Fibre Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet by Depaheg Patent Snider Rifle This rare later version hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition, smart looking officers Ersatz Vulcan Fibre pickelhaube from a Prussian Infantry Regiment, which was most likely used during World War One. The Pickelhaube of commissioned officers holding a rank from Lieutenant to Colonel are all identical in features, but not quality. The quality of helmets within these ranks depended entirely on how much the individual wished to spend. A lowly