What's the point of these helmets?

[MadJack]

(no pun intended)

 

[REFLOG]

 

[Sportsaholic]

(no pun intended)

More of those Unicorns Trump is going to ship back that REFLOG was talking about.........:shrug:

 

[yyz]

It was for show.

 

[Dead Money]

Nice repro's on EBAY

Nice repro's on EBAY

Could start quite the fashion statement :0008

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/prussian-helmet

 

[vinnie]

 

[gardenweasel]

better reception...(also helps to stick your thumb in your ear and extend your fingers)...

 

[IE]

 

[SixFive]

It held a plume, then used for protection against cavalry for the infantry soldiers (not sure how it would protect from a saber swinging down?), then replaced when ineffective against shrapnel.

I looked it up bc I had wondered before too. Agent already knew, but he's not here to post anymore :0008

 

[kickserv]

It held a plume, then used for protection against cavalry for the infantry soldiers

Well there ya go.