G07152 BADEN EM/NCO'S PICKELHAUBE PLATE. (Helm Wappen) 

BACKGROUND: The Pickelhaube was designed by Friedrich Wilhelm IV and adopted by the Prussia Army in 1842. It was first worn on active duty in 1849, during the suppression of an uprising in the south-west German state of Baden. That state itself adopted a variation of the Pickelhaube not long after. The helmet was modified several times, mostly as a result of field experience garnered during the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars. By 1886, the Pickelhaube was the standard form of headdress adopted by the German army. Although dominated by Prussia, the separate German states maintained their identity through their distinctive helmet plates.  

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A convex, stamped alloy helmet plate with a gilt wash, approximately 5" across and 4 1/4" tall. It takes the form of a crowned "greif" (griffin), with a sword in one claw and a tri-color shield in the other, standing on a scroll reading "Mit Gott F. Fuerst U. Vaterland" (With God For ["Für"] Sovereign And ["Und"] Fatherland). This motto was adopted by several of the smaller kingdoms after their annexation by Prussia following that state’s victory in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866. Brass eyes are soldered to either side of its hollow-backed reverse. The plate is very lightly age soiled, and has equally light wear to some of its highlights. Of Note: During the first world war, this plate would have been worn by those attached to Baden Infantry Regiments Nos. 109-114, 142, 169 and 170.

GRADE ****                     PRICE $58.00

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