A Prussian Reserve Officer Line Jäger Battalion Shako, 1899 Model Auction Archive enamel chipping on reverse

enamel chipping on reverse

It measures 180 mm x 267 mm x 150 mm in height

In their original shipping carton

1922 and was transferred to the Corps Reserve in Moncton

enemy tracks

A Prussian Reserve Officer Line Jäger Battalion Shako, 1899 Model Auction Archive enamel chipping on reverseThis sturdy framed shako has a black felt exterior, with a leather circular top, straight front and domed back with protruding neck guard. The front is adorned with a two piece Regiment of the Line insignia, consisting of a fire gilt Prussian eagle bearing the letters "FR" on its breast, with a silver Reserve Cross mounted between its feet. Immediately above the shako plate is an oval cockade in silvered copper wire, with a black velvet centre and