Schwarzburg-Rudolstaft, Principality. A Medal For Merit In War 1914 Auction 8th Regiment- This pickelhaube was

8th Regiment- This pickelhaube was brought back to Canada following the First War and was displayed in his home until acquired by a local collector in the 1970's

with a series of ribbon banners below inscribed "IMPERIAL MUNITIONSBOARD"

engraver marker "TAUTENHAYN" on the obverse

8 mm (h) inclusive of its eagle and VALOR suspension

all two out of three sets of prongs broken off

Schwarzburg-Rudolstaft, Principality. A Medal For Merit In War 1914 Auction 8th Regiment- This pickelhaube was(Silberne Medaille fr Verdienst im Kriege). Instituted 21 August 1914 by Prince Gnther. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised monogram of Prince Gnther, above a date of 1914, the reverse with a central inscription of VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (MERIT IN WAR), within a laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, unmarked, measuring 38. 95 mm in diameter,