Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Maker Marked Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets - Size 57 Headgear the guns were tested at

the guns were tested at hundreds of stations nationwide on a weekly basis

Copper was a far better choice than iron or steel

- Lieutenant Colonel Richard T Headrick

the lock is marked 1862 and an EAGLE to the left of U

Original WWI Imperial German Überzug Maker Marked Helmet Cover for Pickelhaube Helmets - Size 57 Headgear the guns were tested atOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good condition original berzug (helmet cover), something that we have only had very few of before. Thought by some to be a product of the First World war, the berzug ("Pull over" or helmet cover) was first introduced for general issue on 17 May 1892. The brass and German silver fittings on all pickelhaube helmets, although very attractive in garrison, proved to be highly reflective and were determined to be