Description
An exceptional and historically significant piece of Imperial German headgear. This is an original M15 Pickelhaube, the last model of the iconic spiked helmet issued before the widespread adoption of the steel Stahlhelm.
The helmet features all the correct M15 characteristics: a field-grey painted steel body, a removable spike (secured by a bayonet-style fitting), and grey iron fittings throughout, reflecting the wartime shift away from brass. The interior is complete with its original leather suspension liner with the distinctive star-shaped finger pads.
What elevates this piece is the exceptionally clear unit stamp on the leather rim: “L.J.R. 7 6.K. 1915”. This identifies it as having been issued to the 6th Company of the 7th Landwehr Infantry Regiment in 1915, providing invaluable provenance and a direct link to a specific unit on the Western Front.
