Hessen 25th or 64th Field Artillery Officers Pickelhaube

Hessen 25th or 64th Field Artillery Officer Model 1897. In “as found” and uncleaned. Black lacquered helmet with fire gilt metal trim. Leather helmet body has fine form and firm stitching. Exterior lacquer has is excellent with smooth matte age-related finish and only a couple of creases (see photos). The metal trim retains its fine fire gilded shine. No extra holes in helmet body. The leather helmet body is the Hessen style with round front visor and crossed spike base.
The spike base has officer pearlring style ornamentation that in Hessen is exclusively used by Hessen Artillery Regiments. An artillery ball ornament on top of cross base. Back spine has domed rivets as is proper for Hessen helmets. The helmet interior has light tan sweat leather and silk headliner that is in near MINT condition. The frontplate is the gilded Hessen rampant Lion with open crown secured by screw posts. Guilt rounded chinscales on rosettes. Standard Reichs Officer cockade on right side and the non-serrated Hessen cockade on left side. This is a very nice and un-restored helmet from the WWI era.