Nice addition Charles. With Hessen helmets, if you didn’t know this, looking straight down at your new helmet, here is some info from a Hessen on my web site.
“Unlike other Pickelhaubes with cruciform spike bases where the front arm on the cruciform is typically 1/2 the length of the other arms, on Hessen helmets the "arms" on the cruciform spike base appear to be equal in length. However, the front arm is actually a tiny bit shorter and always orientated to the front.”
I’m glad you bought that Hessen officer. Way to go. And excellent photography.