Germany, Imperial. A Saxon Model 1887 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks visually-hidden surface wear on the arms

surface wear on the arms

while the top is hand embroidered in black and golden threads (representing Dutch/Nederland’s N

He went on to serve as a Staff officer on several assignments

the obverse bears a red machine embroidered “507” and has three silver-coloured rank pips and a single silver coloured metal tress signifying Leutnant rank

Germany, Imperial. A Saxon Model 1887 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks visually-hidden surface wear on the arms(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