Style of Prussian Military Helmets in Different Periods

1842, King William of Prussia designed this pointed helmet for his infantry. The height was exaggerated to 38 cm. The steel nail base is cross-shaped and the front mask is right-angled. The top of the infantry helmet is a tall steel nail, while the top of the artillery helmet is a ball representing a shell.

The neck of the thimble has two ventilation holes and is decorated with brass rings. Soldiers and officers of all ranks have a brass chin strap on their helmets. The eagle helmet badge on the front is fixed with two screws. On the right side of the U-turn, there is a leather black, white and black circle representing the Prussian flag. Behind the helmet is a brass spine that extends from the base of the nail to the bottom of the cat, adding some fixity to the helmet.

All the metal fittings of the helmet are made of gold, brass or silver and nickel. As one of the rules, the color of buttons on soldiers' uniforms determines whether the metal parts on their helmets are gold or silver, which must be consistent. 1860 the pointed helmet has been reduced in size again, and the size of the eagle helmet badge in front has also been reduced. The model M 1856/57 has also been modified again according to the new standard. The helmet badge is still fixed by fine-grained screws and nuts, but a thin band is added to the new helmet badge pattern, which reads "God bless the king and the motherland". Because there is no such slogan on the helmet emblem of the old helmet, so

According to the new standard, they also made this thin belt and added it to the original helmet badge. With the beginning of World War I, the German shipping line was blocked by the British Navy at the end of 19 14, and the leather supply from Argentina, a South American country, became extremely short. Alternative helmets made of felt, tin, steel and fiber came into being. In fact, as early as before the start of World War I, a small number of tin helmets were available for private purchase ... After World War I was blocked, helmets made of alternative materials such as tin began to be manufactured in large quantities. M 19 15 model

It is the last model of peaked helmet, and its main feature is that it is equipped with a pull ring that can twist off the top nail. The dazzling metal part in the past was replaced by gray metal that is not very reflective. The new detachable thimble is improved according to the opinions of the front line. The original intention of the design is to let the frontline soldiers remove them before entering the trench, so that all kinds of movements in the trench will not be affected by the thimble of the helmet, and they will become more agile, and at the same time reduce the outline characteristics of the soldiers and be more concealed. Gray metal parts are usually made of zinc, which is not as reflective as brass. At the same time, due to the blockade of the British navy, Germany had to give priority to the shortage of brass for making a large number of artillery shells.