Prussian Field Artillery NCO Pickelhaube

Prussian Field Artillery for Line Regiments, private purchase for NCO Model 1897. Fine black lacquered leather helmet body in excellent+ condition with no crazing and gilded brass trim. firm stitching to visors. The interior of the helmet has officer sweat leather and colored silk headliner that is in Mint untouched condition.The inner visors of helmet are of superior grade and lined in brown as proper for NCO.

No extra holes in the helmet body. The front plate is the Prussian Officers type Line Regiments heraldic eagle. The frontplate is held to the helmet by screw attachments. NCO style spike base with large pearling held to helmet body with domed screw retainers which is common for a one year volunteer. The artillery ball top is the elegant extra tall type. Convex chinscales on rosettes for foot artillery. Reichs and Prussian 2-piece NCO cockades.