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The Russian version initially had a horsehair plume fitted to the end of the spike, but this was later discarded in some units.

The Russian spike was topped with a grenade motif.

At the beginning of the Crimean War, such helmets were common amongst infantry and grenadiers, but soon fell out of place in favour of the fatigue cap.

After 1862 the spiked helmet ceased to be generally worn by the Russian Army, although it was retained until 1914 by the Cuirassier regiments of the Imperial Guard and the Gendarmerie.

The Russians prolonged the history of the pointed military cover with their own cloth Budenovka headgear in the early 20th century.