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That’s a rather common enlisted man’s pickelhaube one would say at first sight… Well it’s not… It’s in fact a rare variation of the standard M94-97.
The Artillerie didn’t adopt the ventilation system on the rear spine in 1894, as the Infanterie did. So, normally this model shouldn’t have the rear spine vent…
But… it seems that just before the introduction of the M15 Pickelhaube a small number of Artillerie Pickelhauben were made with the rear spine vent. I don’t know if this was done to use up stock rear spines with vent or wether it was an attempt to standardize the metal parts. I beleive it was the first possibility, becaus the manufacturers must have known by then that the M15 was coming…
Since this Pickelhaube is dated 1915, has factory made holes in the helmet shell to function as ventilation and there are no signs at all of replacing the rear spine, it’s obvious that this is one of those rare birds…
Enjoy the pictures…
Adler
The Artillerie didn’t adopt the ventilation system on the rear spine in 1894, as the Infanterie did. So, normally this model shouldn’t have the rear spine vent…
But… it seems that just before the introduction of the M15 Pickelhaube a small number of Artillerie Pickelhauben were made with the rear spine vent. I don’t know if this was done to use up stock rear spines with vent or wether it was an attempt to standardize the metal parts. I beleive it was the first possibility, becaus the manufacturers must have known by then that the M15 was coming…
Since this Pickelhaube is dated 1915, has factory made holes in the helmet shell to function as ventilation and there are no signs at all of replacing the rear spine, it’s obvious that this is one of those rare birds…
Enjoy the pictures…
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