Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive presenting minor oxidation and wear

presenting minor oxidation and wear surface

with original triangular ribbon

85mm (w) x 36

constructed of dark blue whipcord wool

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive presenting minor oxidation and wearA 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