Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive 85mm (w) x 36

85mm (w) x 36

constructed of dark blue whipcord wool

lid bearing a capital "L" surmounted by the royal crown in gold-coloured ink

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Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive 85mm (w) x 36A fine original example featuring leather skull covered in 'field grey' waxed black cloth, shako rosette made of lacquered wood, interior has been replaced with red silk lining and brown leather sweatband, gold embossed manufacturer label of Steiner Zsigmond, including period chinstrap, very fine. Source: Rare headwear from the early days of World War I Literature: M. Christian Ortner, Hermann Hinterstoisser: Die k. u. k. Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg