Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Blockade Runner Badge by Schwerin

Blockade Runner Badge by Schwerin

He continued to serve in the Army after the war

residue in the recessed areas of the Star from cleaning

should not be mistaken for "Fe" that sometimes appeared after the manufacture code meaning "Feldfiltereinsatz" (field filter)

on no account part with it

Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Blockade Runner Badge by Schwerin(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Mnner der Infanterie Regiment 88). An Infanterie Regiment 88 Enlisted personnel Pickelhaube, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded brass spike perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the baseplate and extends down to a boiled and blackened