Original French Second Empire Model 1855 Enlisted Felt and Leather Shako Manufacture Type_Original Items manufactured at the Tula arsenal

manufactured at the Tula arsenal in Russia

with just a bit of a NOTARE (wave) aspect

SLOAN stitched above squadron patch on left chest

this large pepper box will be the pride of any 19th Century antique gun collection

Original French Second Empire Model 1855 Enlisted Felt and Leather Shako Manufacture Type_Original Items manufactured at the Tula arsenalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a French Second Empire Model 1855 military shako. The body is constructed almost entirely of blue wool covered stock, trimmed in black leather, and this is definitely for an enlisted soldier, and not an officer. The exterior is blue with black leather trim. The front of the helmet has a French Crowned Imperial Eagle plate over the correct Tri Color Cockade. The Original plume pom pom is