Baden, Grand Duchy. A Pickelhaube Plate Archive near Leningrad

near Leningrad

Stamped onto the interior of the waistband is a black ink maker’s mark of “WILH

He was found responsible for multiple bombings in France by a French military tribunal and was sentenced to death on May 26th

including an Imperial Heer buckle

he gave his intended place of residence as the Corps of Commissionaires

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Pickelhaube Plate Archive near Leningrad(Baden Helmwappen fr eine Pickelhaube). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a vaulted and crowned griffin wielding a sword and shield bearing a Baden coat of arms, situated above a plaque bearing an inscription of MIT GOTT F. FUERST U. VATERLAND (WITH GOD FOR PRINCE AND FATHERLAND), the reverse with two threaded screw posts retaining original nuts, unmarked, measuring 12. 5 cm (w) x 11 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.