The armies of major European powers introduced helmets of this type during World War I. The German Army began to replace the traditional boiled leather "Pickelhaube" () with the "Stahlhelm" in 1916. 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 name was also used by "Der Stahlhelm", a German first World War ex-servicemen's organization existing from 1918 to 1935. After World War II, the German Bundeswehr () continued to call their standard helmet "Stahlhelm", but the design was based on the American M1 helmet. The "Bundesgrenzschutz" (), however, continued to use the original German design, until both troops switched to the new M92 Aramid helmet.