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Thanks for all the information, which would have taken me ages to uncover on my own, if ever. I'm not a collector or historian of this period, but am trying to help out a friend. It belonged to her Danish father, who died a couple of years ago, but she has no idea of its earlier provenance. She...

Thank you all for the information. I will check if the spike is removable. Is feldgrau the type of metal?

I'm looking at kaisersbunker.com right now and it looks like the spike, plate and visor match the M1896 Mannschaften for Foot Troops, although the metal used does not appear to be brass as its rusty. Perhaps it was brass-plated?

I'm trying to learn more about this helmet. It's leather with the Bavarian helmet plate and has an oval maker's stamp "Hans R--- / 191? / Neu-Ulm", and another which I believe is a unit or regiment stamp, possibly "2RAR". No cockades, and no chin strap. If anyone can help me out with more...