Original German Pre-WWI M1862/67 Kurassier Line Regiments Lobster Tail Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Napoleonic The stock is also stamped

The stock is also stamped with АЛ 4400 on the left side

It is commonly referred to as the "turtle" helmet because of its resemblance to a turtle shell

This helmet’s heat stamp is too oxidized to read

and the barrel tang is in fact marked 1832

The GAR initially grew and prospered as a de facto political arm of the Republican Party during the heated political contests of the Reconstruction Era

Original German Pre-WWI M1862/67 Kurassier Line Regiments Lobster Tail Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Napoleonic The stock is also stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally nice Pre WWI M1862 67 German Prussian Kurassier Line Regiments Enlisted Mans Lobster Tail Spiked Helmet. Unfortunately the tag where the Regiment marking would be has long since been missing, making this unable to determine the unit. This Lobster tail Pickelhaube has a polished brass body with brass edging and rivets. The brass spike base with a spike is heavily worn and the spike appears