Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks certificate_of_authenticity the insignia measuring 61 mm

the insignia measuring 61 mm x 67 mm

overlaid by a clearly-legible handwritten blue ink signature

He suffered five wounds in the line of duty

the regiment mobilized the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division Headquarters Squadron (6th Duke of Connaught's Royal Canadian Hussars) on February 27

including a Silver Bravery Medal

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks certificate_of_authenticity the insignia measuring 61 mm(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Offiziere der Garde Regiment). A well preserved Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) for Officer ranks, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. The crown is topped by a cruciform gilded brass plate, fixed in place with four domed rivets, which accommodates a removable spike. A gilded brass spine extends from back of the plate and meets the edge of a blackened leather neck guard, similarly fastened in