Guard?

[pointystuff]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-IMPERIAL-GERMAN-HANOVER-GUARDS-OFFICER-PICKELHAUBE-WW1-SPIKE-HELMET-/110754044307?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c9749993" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hanover Guard? Isn't this just a police helmet?

 

[weirdpyramid]

I think you are right but im not exactly sure if its a police helmet. A fire commander would have worn the same helmet but with crossed axes on the chest of the eagle.

 

[poniatowski]

Customs? Certainly not military or 'guards'.

Ron