The Pickelhaube-Prussian Helmet

Written By Andrew Perabeau

Published in the December 2023 Penny Bank Post | Written by Lothar Graff

A war symbol becomes a money box! The Pickelhaube is a helmet with a spike used in the military. The spike originated from the idea of improved protection against sabre cuts and was intended to deflect blows to the head.

The spelter bank pictured here of the dog wearing a Pickelhaube sold at a RSL Auction in March, 2022, for $2,160.

In 1842, under Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, the new spiked helmet was decreed for the army and introduced in 1843. The first type which was made of . . .

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