Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Snider Rifle so damage like this is

so damage like this is not uncommon

This is an incredible set of three U

This is the marking for Manufacture Impériale de Mutzig (also known as Manufacture d'Armes de Mutzig)

Zemke gave us a speech when we were liberated - "I want you guys staying here

so it is probably from early 1864 The walnut wood stocks are in very good condition

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Snider Rifle so damage like this isOriginal Item: Only One Available. When WWI broke out, there was a great need for additional helmets and equipment for the mobilization. A shortage of cow hide from Argentina combined with the excessive draw upon German industry to outfit the massive army being mobilized, resulted in a severe shortage of leather for manufacturing Pickelhauben. To meet with this immediate shortage, the Germans began in 1914 manufacturing helmets from Ersatz