Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl certificate_of_authenticity then struck off strength to

then struck off strength to the 14th Infantry Battalion at West Sandling before proceeding to France for service

and subsequently rewarded with the highest praise for his actions

In patinated pickled copper

teal and black inks below the insignia

measuring 284 mm (w) x 412 mm (h)

Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl certificate_of_authenticity then struck off strength to(Tschako M1895 fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Prussian Model 1895 shako, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It features a flat canister style crown of separate construction, securely held in place by a row of machine stitching along the outer circumference. The shell is flanked on each side by blackened magnetic metal discs perforated with seven ventilation holes. A rear protrusion culminates in a neck guard, similarly held