Prussia, Kingdom. A Customs Officer’s Pickelhaube Auction Archive Among his decorations are the

Among his decorations are the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class (1914 and 1939) and the German Cross in Silver

minor hairline cracks and minimal chipping to white enamel

the lid with a silver embossed number “25” within a cogwheel

27 mm in diameter

King later became a Brigadier-General

Prussia, Kingdom. A Customs Officer’s Pickelhaube Auction Archive Among his decorations are the(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Offizier der Zollbeamte). A Pickelhaube for an Officer of the Prussian Customs Service, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded and ribbed brass spike with a ball tip, perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a cross shaped baseplate featuring four rivets. The latter are capped with eight pointed radiant stars. A gilded brass bar