RON
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How come this one is dated 1918 according to the seller?
Weren't the Pickelhaubes discontinued in 1916 with the adoption of the Stahlhelm?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pickelhaube-Enlisted-Man-Badens-line-Infantry-/290567628230?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a72e25c6
Actually, it might read '1916' after all ('6' misread by seller as '8')...
Too bad the body is in bad shape as the plate seems excellent.
Weren't the Pickelhaubes discontinued in 1916 with the adoption of the Stahlhelm?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pickelhaube-Enlisted-Man-Badens-line-Infantry-/290567628230?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a72e25c6
Actually, it might read '1916' after all ('6' misread by seller as '8')...
Too bad the body is in bad shape as the plate seems excellent.