Original German WWI Unit Marked Prussian M1895 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Liner - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly used by Quartermasters aboard US

used by Quartermasters aboard US Naval ships during WWII

This looks to be the EM/NCO type worn on the field gray uniform

revealing an inert fuse underneath

introduced into service March of 1882 in LoC Paragraph 3998

The basic toggle-lock action

Original German WWI Unit Marked Prussian M1895 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Liner - Size 57 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly used by Quartermasters aboard USOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a nice example of an M1895 Pickelhaube with a Prussian Wappen (front plate). This example is stamped under the rear visor with a size and unit marking: TXV 57 The TXV could be a train unit, and the 57 is the size. There are also stampings that appear to be 36 III, but we are unsure of their meaning. The helmet is missing both cockades and the chinstrap. The front wappen features a crowned Prussian state eagle