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

following Richardson's death three years earlier

(Ehrenzeichen des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes 1937 Verdienstkreuz mit Etui)

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

a National Socialist Reich Warriors’ League (NSRKB) 50-year membership badge

The 36th Sikhs now became the 4th Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment

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