The name was also used by Der Stahlhelm, a post–World War I organization for German ex- servicemen that existed from 1918 to 1935.
The Stahlhelm, with its distinctive " coal scuttle" shape, was instantly recognizable and became a common element of propaganda on both sides, just like the Pickelhaube before it. The German Army began to replace the traditional boiled leather Pickelhaube ( 'spiked helmet') with the Stahlhelm in 1916. The armies of major European powers introduced helmets of this type during World War I. The term Stahlhelm refers both to a generic steel helmet and more specifically to the distinctive German military design. The Stahlhelm ( 'steel helmet') is a German military steel combat helmet intended to provide protection against shrapnels and fragments or shards of grenades. M35 on display inside Historical Museum Rotterdam.
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