Germany, Imperial. A Saxon Model 1887 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks Auction the other measuring 55 mm

the other measuring 55 mm (w) x 78 mm (h)

Carol Osborn of Fort Erie

Gold) and maker's mark AG

situated over a hollow void

marked “L/55” for “Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

Germany, Imperial. A Saxon Model 1887 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks Auction the other measuring 55 mm(Sachsen Pickelhaube M1887 fr Mannschaften der Linie Infanterie Regiment). A rare and very well preserved Saxon Model 1887 Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) for Enlisted ranks, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. The crown is topped by a gilded brass disc, fixed in place with four domed rivets, which accommodates a non removable spike of identical construction. A gilded brass spine extends from the back of the disc and reaches the edge of a