Model 1915 Preußen Infantry Mannschaften Pickelhaube

Imperial Germany (State of Prussia)

Manufacturer 

Adolph Hoffmann, Berlin

Conservation Notes:

Shell, liner, spike, wappen, cockades and chinstrap are all original and in as-found condition. It is my sincere belief that this helmet has never been polished or otherwise treated/cleaned in any way, has never been disassembled and was probably stored in a climate-controlled environment for the majority of its life.

Stamps/Markings:

·       Dome interior printed with manufacturer “A.Pb.Hoffmann” circular ink stamp, “1916” and “53” (size).

·       Kammerstempel stamped under neck guard.

R.J.R.23.II.B.

Reserve Infantry Regiment 23

12th Reserve Division, 2nd Battalion

Division commander: Generalleutnant Dumrath

Miscellaneous

This helmet belonged to a soldier of the 23^rd Reserve Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Battalion, in Company 5, 6, 7 or 8. This Regiment was part of the German 12^th Reserve Division, which saw intense combat throughout the Great War. In 1914 it participated in the invasion of Belgium. Then in March of 1916, it fought at Verdun and was decimated. Just two months later it was sent to the Somme. As the War continued, the Division fought at Flanders, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and Lys.

For more information on this helmet, please see The Pickelhaube.


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