Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Customs Officer Model 1897 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Antique Percussion Firearms with the webbing in solid

with the webbing in solid condition with light wear

its people and core functions of government

It was at this time it got the decal added on one of the arms:

to give it an "off white" color

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Customs Officer Model 1897 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Antique Percussion Firearms with the webbing in solidOriginal Item: Only One Available. The German Customs Service can be traced back to 1834 when a Customs Union was formed to allow the separate German States to trade amongst themselves without trade and tariff taxes, while still imposing import trade taxes on other European nations. With the unification of the German States into a single nation in 1871 the Customs Service became a national paramilitary organization, under control of the