Prussia, Kingdom. A Prussian Pickelhaube Plate Hold 7 mm x 17 mm

7 mm x 17 mm enameled Ribbon Bar with button hole attachment

1876 - died Richmond

he was named Acting Lance Corporal on March 1

when he returned to the 1st Battalion and suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his right knee on August 10

and features a pebbled area between the two hanger bands

Prussia, Kingdom. A Prussian Pickelhaube Plate Hold 7 mm x 17 mm(Pickelhaube Insigne). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a Hohenzollern eagle clutching an orb and sceptre, overlaid by the monogram of Frederick the Great and a banner bearing an inscription of Mit Gott fr Knig und Vaterland (With God for King and Fatherland), the reverse with two attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 123 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), weighing 55. 7 grams, minor loss of gilt evident, in better than very fine