Prussia, Kingdom. A Customs Officer’s Pickelhaube Auction following Richardson's death three years

following Richardson's death three years earlier

inscribed “Preussisches Kriegserinnerungskreuz” (German - Prussian War Merit Cross)

In cardboard box of issue

the obverse centre presenting the crowned monogram AR for Albertus Rex

including a 1939 Medal for the Defence of Slovakia

Prussia, Kingdom. A Customs Officer’s Pickelhaube Auction following Richardson's death three years(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 baseplate featuring four rivets. The latter are capped with eight pointed radiant stars. A magnetic metal bar emanates from the