Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube Auction Archive Footnote: This cross was founded

Footnote: This cross was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I to reward Officers

This proved accurate

missing button loop (appears cut off) with some fraying on rim

Health issues meant he had to go into retirement

Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube Auction Archive Footnote: This cross was founded(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Mnner der Infanterie Regiment 88). An Infanterie Regiment 88 Enlisted personnel Pickelhaube, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded brass spike perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the baseplate and extends down to a boiled and blackened