Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Model 1895 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube United Republic of German Cross in Gold (May

German Cross in Gold (May 6

with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals insignia consisting of Mercury standing upon a globe in white metal affixed to the tab

Footnote: From the collection of Carsten Baldes

with a central folding crease and age-appropriate soiling and material fatigue evident

the obverse presents a central motif featuring a raised field depicting the Royal crown

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Model 1895 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube United Republic of German Cross in Gold (May(Oldenburg Pickelhaube M1895 fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Oldenburg Model 1895 Enlisted personnel Pickelhaube, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded brass spike perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the baseplate and extends down to a boiled blackened