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Vintage Original WW I German Helmewappen (Helmet Front Plate)
Vintage Original WW I German Helmewappen (Helmet Front Plate)

Vintage Original WW I German Helmewappen (Helmet Front Plate)

$ 79.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Featured Refinements: German WW I Helmet
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  • Condition: Excellent vintage condition; missing one of two mounting loops from the back side. Please see the photos
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Material: TOMBAK : Copper-Zinc alloy

    Description

    This is a very rare, vintage "Helmewappen" (front plate)
    for a "Pickelhaub" (spiked helmet) issued to the enlisted soldiers
    of the Line Regiments of Germany, during the First World War (1914-1918).
    It is made of TOMBAK, which is an alloy of copper and zinc.
    It measures 5 3/8 inches across;  4 3/8 inches top-to-bottom; and 3/4 inch deep.
    One of the two mounting loops from the backside is missing.
    Translation from German to English : "With God For King and Country (Fatherland)"