Prussia, Kingdom. A Prussian Pickelhaube Plate Hold when he returned to the

when he returned to the 1st Battalion and suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right knee on August 10

maker marked “RZM 36/37 SS” for “Overhoff & Cie

he was named Acting Lance Corporal on March 1

plus a large safety pin closure

and the rubber guard formerly adorning the eyepieces as well as a leather shoulder strap have been lost

Prussia, Kingdom. A Prussian Pickelhaube Plate Hold when he returned to the(Pickelhaube Insigne). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a Hohenzollern eagle clutching an orb and sceptre, overlaid by the monogram of Frederick the Great and a banner bearing an inscription of Mit Gott fr Knig und Vaterland (With God for King and Fatherland), the reverse with two attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 123 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), weighing 55. 7 grams, minor loss of gilt evident, in better than very fine