Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 MP 34 Reconnaissance and Night Fighters: 250

Reconnaissance and Night Fighters: 250 missions

prompting an investigation into barracks conditions

The central focus of the shield is a polar bear walking over a field of ice

Showing 20-25 years of storage wear

Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 MP 34 Reconnaissance and Night Fighters: 250Original Item: Only One Available. A nice example of a Second French Empire (Napoleon III 1852 1870) enlisted infantry shako, perhaps around the time of the Crimean War, or war with Italy in 1860. The cardboard body displays a thin covering of black fur, with a yellowish worsted wool band at the top, and a black painted rigid top. There is a black thin leather panel to the reverse, black pressed leather visor and original cockade to the front of the