Peter_Suciu
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I wrote this article last year and it appeared in the print version of Military Trader. It has been added to the website. I thought some might find it interesting... as the "why" is seldom discussed.
I also wanted to debunk the notion that the world "copied" the Prussian/German use of spikes. That was always seemed kind of silly. Why would the British copy a helmet pattern of Germans when it was the British that already had a larger empire? It makes zero sense. Here is my study on the subject:
http://www.militarytrader.com/military-trader/why-spiked-helmets?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=mlt-mep-nl-171103&utm_content=979266_EDT_MT171103&utm_medium=email" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I also wanted to debunk the notion that the world "copied" the Prussian/German use of spikes. That was always seemed kind of silly. Why would the British copy a helmet pattern of Germans when it was the British that already had a larger empire? It makes zero sense. Here is my study on the subject:
http://www.militarytrader.com/military-trader/why-spiked-helmets?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=mlt-mep-nl-171103&utm_content=979266_EDT_MT171103&utm_medium=email" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;