SHAKO INFANTRY RIFLE TROOP OF THE ROYAL GUARD, MODEL OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815, RESTORATION.
Black felt shako. Height at the front of the shako 19 cm, height at the back 22 cm.
Leather bourdalou, height 2.5 cm (without a tightening buckle at the back as was the case under the First Empire). Crown in black waxed cow leather with a diameter of 24 cm and an outer edge folded over the top of the shako to a height of 3.6 cm.
Black leather visor 6 cm wide at its center, bordered by a brass rim folded over the outer edge.
Interior lining in two parts with a leather headband sewn to a coarse canvas lining.
Two-part chinstraps: leather chinstrap covered with 16 cut and scalloped brass scales, length 20 cm (the first scale of the chinstrap on the right is posterior); brass round rosette embossed with the fleur-de-lis, diameter 4 cm. In the 1815 regulation, the initial chinstraps were a chain, which was replaced by the scales chinstraps around 1816-1818.
Brass front plate embossed with the large Arms of France placed on a background of crossed flags, height 11.8 cm, width 12 cm.
White silk cockade (in accordance with regulations), diameter 8.6 cm.
Missing pompon.
Braided cord with tassels made of bleached goat hair.
Very good condition.
Extremely rare shako.
Reference :
2980-SH1