pickelhaube / Germany, 1914-16

Germany, 1914-16

Other Ranks' helmet, pickelhaube, German, c.1914-1916. Kingdom of Bavaria. Retrieved from Thiepval, Somme Sector, 1st July 1916, first day of the Battle of the Somme. Leather with brass fittings and plate, inscribed 'IN TREUE FEST' (In Loyalty Steadfast). Spike missing. Bullet hole to right temple.;

Germany, 1914-16

Object Number:
HA:2000.661 (temp.)

Institution:
NMI

Date:
19141916

Creator:

Place of production:
Germany

Collections:

Arms and Armour - Militaria Collection

Exhibitions:

Soldiers and Chiefs

Subjects:

Battle of the Somme (1916)
Germany
Thiepval, Somme Sector, France
World War I