Prussian Artillery M1871 Officer Pickelhaube

Prussian Pioneer Batallion Officer - Model 1871. Black lacquered leather helmet body with fine gilt metal trim. The leather helmet body has fine form and excellent stitching. The exterior lacquer shows age and mild crazing but is in overall excellent condition with no lacquer loss. The helmet body has no extra holes. Gold round spike base with ball top that unscrews and gold star retainers. The frontplate is the gold brass Prussian heraldic Eagle with banner “Mit Gott fur Koenig und Vaterland”. The helmet interior is the standard old pattern leather tongued liner that is in excellent condition (see photos). Inner visors colored red and green as is proper for an officer helmet. Flat gilt chinscales on rosettes. Original Prussian and Reichs Officer cockades. Excellent past Franco-Prussian War period helmet for Field Artillery Officer.