Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive with original triangular ribbon

with original triangular ribbon

85mm (w) x 36

After the final fall of Napoleon the following year

presenting minor oxidation and wear surface

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

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive with original triangular ribbonA 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