Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Reserve Artillery Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Ball Top 16th Century the Einsatzgruppen were assigned to

the Einsatzgruppen were assigned to confiscate government papers and police documents

the stock and barrel are clad with sheet metal

with a sliding snap buckle for size adjustment

It also bears multiple original paper address labels which were stapled on during the war and read:

Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Reserve Artillery Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Ball Top 16th Century the Einsatzgruppen were assigned toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a traditional German first world war Bavarian Landwehr Reserve Officer's brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube, set up with a ball (kugel) on the spike, indicating Artillery issue. The M1886 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final evolution in a long series of spiked helmets, and is very similar to the Prussian version. The M1886 version features a cruciform spike base on ALL helmets, both enlisted