German Helmet

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 1986.1.10

Date 1915

Description German helmet, Pickelhaube style, with a point on the top, point is detachable (they began to make detachable points in 1915 to make troops less visible in trenches), point is attached by three pins with an eight pointed star on top, there should be four but one is missing, the front plate ( or Helmewappen) is a cross with a crown on the top over a starburst, this is a Saxony design, the voided crown (as opposed to a solid crown) suggests that this was a privately purchased helmet, which is typically better quality than the one issued, also a chin strap with chin scales. According to donor card, the helmet was "brought to S.C. 1919 from Germany by Lorne Howden".

Materials Leather; Metal

Category Personal Artefacts, Clothing – Headwear, Helmet