Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks certificate_of_authenticity Instituted in 1943 by General

Instituted in 1943 by General Francisco Franco

overlaid by a clearly-legible handwritten blue ink signature

The cap measures approximately 23 cm (w) x 27 cm (l) x 16 cm (h)

He suffered five wounds in the line of duty

the insignia measuring 61 mm x 67 mm

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks certificate_of_authenticity Instituted in 1943 by General(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Offiziere der Garde Regiment). A well preserved Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) for Officer ranks, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. The crown is topped by a cruciform gilded brass plate, fixed in place with four domed rivets, which accommodates a removable spike. A gilded brass spine extends from back of the plate and meets the edge of a blackened leather neck guard, similarly fastened in