Original Imperial German WWI Grand Duchy of Baden Ersatz Stahlblech Steel M-1915 Pickelhaube Uniforms These machetes

These machetes

and Yugoslavia

though we are not quite sure

made in 1863 right when the "Old Model" was being phased out

It comes in the original presentation case

Original Imperial German WWI Grand Duchy of Baden Ersatz Stahlblech Steel M-1915 Pickelhaube Uniforms These machetesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an Ersatz (Replacement Material) Stahlblech Steel Pickelhaube. 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