Preußen (Hannover) Model 1860
Infantry Regt 79
 
Model 1860 Hannover Mannschaften (Other Ranks) Pickelhaube for Inf. - Regt. Von Voigts - Rhetz (3. Hannoversches) Nr.79, Hildesheim X. Armee-Korps.

What makes this helmet interesting is that Hannover was occupied and annexed by Prussia in 1866 after Hannover sided with Austria in the 1866 war. The helmet is dated 1867 which would have been the first year of IR79 being under Prussian control.
 
 
A view of the M1860 Wappen (front plate) with the Bandeau introduced in 1860 with the motto " MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND" (With God For King And Fatherland). Older Wappen that were void of the Bandeau were modified by having a Bandeau soldered to the front to make the Wappens comply with the regulations.
 
The helmet is unit marked IR79 1867 FB (Füsilier Batt) on the skull inside top. As is typical with early helmets, the unit markings are in white paint. Note the domed brass threaded bolts for securing the cruciform spike base.
A side view showing the high profile, typical for a Model 1860.
A view of the rear of the helmet. Note the brass spine secured with two brass studs that were worn from 1842 to 1867.
The liner of the M1860 helmet had not changed from the Model 1842 helmet. Contrary to some publications, this liner was in use for Mannschaften (Other Ranks) for the entire life of the Pickelhaube, from 1842 to 1915.
A rather scarce photograph of a Private in a Preußen Infantry Regt holding his Model 1860 Pickelhaube. The tunic is a M1842 Waffenrock.