Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive measruing 38 mm x 32

measruing 38 mm x 32 mm

1945 and is signed in blue ink by the Battalion Commander

85mm (w) x 36

presenting minor oxidation and wear surface

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive measruing 38 mm x 32A 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