Bavarian Infantry Officers Pickelhaube

Bavarian Line Infantry Officer Model 1897 (circa 1914). Recently found in a German Show Fine leather body with fire gilt trim. Helmet body has excellent form and firm stitching. Exterior lacquer is shiny with perfect finish. Metal trim is fine fire gilt and has never been polished. Beautiful fire gilt Bavarian "Wappen: with the "in Treue Fest" motto. Emblem is fixed to helmet body with two spit brads and never opened. No extra holes!

Interior has soft leather headliner and light colored and missing the silk headliner. Interior visors colored red and green as is proper for Officer helmets. The inside is in absolute mint condition with no wear.
Officer style cross base with star retainers. Fluted spike is removable. The unique feature on this helmet is the base above the pearlring that has multipe aeration holes. Officer ribbed back spine. Flat gilt chinscales on rosettes. Officer Reichs and Bavarian officers cockades. Beautiful helmet in near mint condition.