Original WWI Prussian Landwehr Officer Pickelhaube with Cross MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets First worn in combat by

First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D-Day

This helmet is stamped "989A" which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1944

Baily was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 325th FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION 84th INFANTRY DIVISION

This was a real problem with all blow-back submachine guns

FRED MEDART MFG CO

Original WWI Prussian Landwehr Officer Pickelhaube with Cross MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets First worn in combat byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a smart looking, officer pickelhaube from a Landwehr Infanterie Regiment. A number of refinements took place over the ensuing fifty years after the pickelhaubes 1842 Prussian Army debut. The leather bodys condition is very good. All of the helmets furniture is highly detailed gilt brass. Its wappen (coat of arms) features a large Reserve Cross centered in an eagles chest. The cross displays the phrase "Mitt