Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Model 1915 Artillery Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: While receipt of both

Footnote: While receipt of both the Second and First Class Iron Cross was a prerequisite for the awarding of the Knight’s Cross

The interior is fully encompassed by a grey cotton/rayon blended liner

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 495 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

where the colours of the regiment and antecedent units were laid up

Wilberfeld”

Hesse, Grand Duchy. A Model 1915 Artillery Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: While receipt of both(Hesse Kugelhelm fr Mnner der Artillerie). A Hesse Model 1915 Pickelhaube for artillery Enlisted personnel, constructed of a black vulcan fibre shell. Situated atop the crown is an oxidized magnetic metal ball perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a cross shaped baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the baseplate and extends down to a black vulcan