A) Pickelhaube was/ is used in Germany too, but real name was simply Helm mit Spitze (helmet with point). B) Helmets made of stamped steel sheets , felt or other relative cheap materials had been produced when the stored leather ran out.They had been Ersatzhelme, Ersatz means in german either replacement or in this case more substitute. Also the relative expensive brass parts had been replaced by cheaper metal, steel or zinc.C) The ball of artillry version should prevent accidents of gun crew. D) Leather helmets with point had been worn by line infantry and dragoons ( to remember that dragoons once had been mounted infantry, perhaps also bavarian light cavallry ( Chevauxlegeres).The metal ones had been worn by prussian, saxon , bavarian heavy cavallry, by Jägern zu Pferd and palace units like Leibgendarmen, some made of steel, some of tombac (,Note: Compare this metal helmets with point with open face cavallry helmets of 17th to early 18th century, especially the neck protection. Palace units of the nonprussian states often had unregulated headgear). E) Ulanen/.lancers had a small leather helmet with a flat tip down Pyramide. This tip down Pyramide and the name Tschapka remembers the polnisch roots of Ulanen. See the caps, polnish soldiers wear sometimes still today, for example presidents guard. Hussars had a cylindrical hussars cap of fur(?), reinforced with cardboard. Light infantry ( Jäger) , some older reservists ( Landwehr/ Landsturm) and socalled ,technical troops' ( transport, radio, telephone, telegraph, Independent MG units, railway, field post, ground personal for planes, ballons or Zeppelin) wore leather helmet called Tschako. And all soldiers had in addition a visorless field cap.
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A) Pickelhaube was/ is used in Germany too, but real name was simply Helm mit Spitze (helmet with point). B) Helmets made of stamped steel sheets , felt or other relative cheap materials had been produced when the stored leather ran out.They had been Ersatzhelme, Ersatz means in german either replacement or in this case more substitute. Also the relative expensive brass parts had been replaced by cheaper metal, steel or zinc.C) The ball of artillry version should prevent accidents of gun crew. D) Leather helmets with point had been worn by line infantry and dragoons ( to remember that dragoons once had been mounted infantry, perhaps also bavarian light cavallry ( Chevauxlegeres).The metal ones had been worn by prussian, saxon , bavarian heavy cavallry, by Jägern zu Pferd and palace units like Leibgendarmen, some made of steel, some of tombac (,Note: Compare this metal helmets with point with open face cavallry helmets of 17th to early 18th century, especially the neck protection. Palace units of the nonprussian states often had unregulated headgear). E) Ulanen/.lancers had a small leather helmet with a flat tip down Pyramide. This tip down Pyramide and the name Tschapka remembers the polnisch roots of Ulanen. See the caps, polnish soldiers wear sometimes still today, for example presidents guard. Hussars had a cylindrical hussars cap of fur(?), reinforced with cardboard. Light infantry ( Jäger) , some older reservists ( Landwehr/ Landsturm) and socalled ,technical troops' ( transport, radio, telephone, telegraph, Independent MG units, railway, field post, ground personal for planes, ballons or Zeppelin) wore leather helmet called Tschako. And all soldiers had in addition a visorless field cap.
What are the spikes for?