Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Reserve Artillery Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Ball Top 16th Century when the rear seam was

when the rear seam was introduced

as it was a far more reliable ignition system

the Einsatzgruppen were assigned to confiscate government papers and police documents

It also bears multiple original paper address labels which were stapled on during the war and read:

They became important weapons in a style of warfare that depended on overtaking an enemy’s trench line

Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Reserve Artillery Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Ball Top 16th Century when the rear seam wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a traditional German first world war Bavarian Landwehr Reserve Officer's brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube, set up with a ball (kugel) on the spike, indicating Artillery issue. The M1886 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final evolution in a long series of spiked helmets, and is very similar to the Prussian version. The M1886 version features a cruciform spike base on ALL helmets, both enlisted