38+ Pickelhauben Background. German military pickelhauben also mounted two round, colored cockades behind the chinstraps attached to the sides of the helmet. Sammler sucht preußische pickelhauben, auch polizei u.
(historical) a spiked helmet worn by german troops, especially during the first world war. From the old german pickel = point or pickaxe, and haube = bonnet, a general word for headgear), also pickelhelm, was a spiked helmet worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by german military, firefighters, and police. It was probably copied from russian helmets and originally had a horsehair plume.
Noun pickelhaube (plural pickelhaubes or pickelhauben).
Pickelhaube (plural pickelhaubes or pickelhauben). 1915 issue german wwi prussian pickelhauben for artillery and infantry. The metal spike was purely for show. Uniforms of french influence with german pickelhauben.