Original German WWI Bavarian Model 1914 Tin Plate Pickelhaube Helmet - Eisenblech Ersatz-Helme - Manufactured by Bing of Nurnberg Ordnance and is now yellowed and

and is now yellowed and cracked

The long locket / throat is marked on the outer side with the intertwined FJI Royal Monogram of Franz Joseph I of Austria

as opposed to modern day

of Heesenstr

though the rest of the rifle has other numbers

Original German WWI Bavarian Model 1914 Tin Plate Pickelhaube Helmet - Eisenblech Ersatz-Helme - Manufactured by Bing of Nurnberg Ordnance and is now yellowed andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare German first world war Bavarian Mannschaften (Other Ranks) brass mounted tin plate (not leather) helmet known as a Pickelhaube, for the Foot troops (Infantry). The specific model is actually quite rare and is known as a Eisenblech (tin plate) Ersatz Helme (Substitute helmet). The M1914 was the second to last step in the final evolution in a long series of spiked helmets. It was manufactured from tin,