Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on no account part with

on no account part with it

featuring two silvered rank pips on a black wool base

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

slight damage along edges

and active service with the Tirah expedition of 1897-1898

Prussia, Kingdom. An Infanterie-Regiment 88 Enlisted Personnel Pickelhaube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on no account part with(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