Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Model 1896 Line Infantry Enlisted Pickelhaube Helmet German Edged Weapons - X Tank Battalion "M14/41"

- X Tank Battalion "M14/41" with M14/41 tanks for the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (later transferred to the 132nd Tank Regiment)

The lock markings are somewhat worn due to rust and oxidation

Late in July 1943

Marjorie Ann Curtner recalled a particularly mean-spirited stunt engineered by a group of Seabees who corralled every stray dog in the area

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Model 1896 Line Infantry Enlisted Pickelhaube Helmet German Edged Weapons - X Tank Battalion "M14/41"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a traditional German first world war Bavarian Mannschaften (Other Ranks) brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube, for the Foot troops (Infantry). The M1896 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final pre 1914 evolution in a long series of spiked helmets, and is very similar to the M1895 Prussian version. The previous M1886 version featured a cruciform spike base on ALL helmets, both enlisted and officer.