Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 GTRexclude Beginning from left to right

Beginning from left to right

South Lancashire Regiment)

that his religion was Church of England and that his occupation was that of Salesman

21 mm x 40

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 GTRexclude Beginning from left to rightA 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