WWI German Early Enlisted Pickelhaube Cover of the 80th Fusiliers
Item #: WR1408
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This is an early cloth cover for a German Imperial Army Pickelhaube helmet from World War I. These cloth covers served a dual purpose, they protected the helmet from the mud, dirt and dust of the trenches and they provided the wearer with a means of camouflage. The cloth cover was first adopted for use on 17 May, 1892. On 28 January, 1897 regimental numbers were introduced in red felt, sewn onto the front of the cover. on 15 August, 1914 the color of the numbers was changed from red to green. On 27 October, 1916 a directive had all regimental numbers removed from the covers. Officer's covers were fitted with two stiff bands, one on either end of the cover to fit over the visor and rear cover. The enlisted man's cover used brass hooks sewn into the cover to attach to the pickelhaube. This earth brown cloth Pickelhaube cover (Uberzug) dates from between 1897 and 1914. It uses brass hooks to attach to the helmet, and has the red felt number of eighty sewn on the front. This number represents the 80th (Kurhessian) Fusiliers "von Gersdorff" of Wiesbaden, Germany. This Prussian infantry unit fell under command of the German Empire's XVIII Corps and participated in the Battle of the Frontiers and the Battle of Verdun. The cover is in excellent condition, showing no damage at all. It displays well on it's own, but would look amazing on a Prussian enlisted infantry pickelhaube.
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