Kaisertreu
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Hello All...New to Pickelhaubes..Old to Collecting Prussian (Just an old Prussian!)...Question....Have Prussian Officer of General Staff Helm purported 1860/1880 period...No real problem EXCEPT..."Kleeblatt" spike base has 4 Equal length arms...I always believed that the forward arm was shorter, making a "Cruciform" pattern..Also, spike pillar has 5 ventholes rather than 2...Is this a correct base on the helmet?...Is it even a Prussian Army Spike base?....To what period does it belong?...I have over the years seen this base style in use on Beamten Helmets, but never on a General Staff Officer Helm...Any Thoughts appreciated....KAISERTREU