Lot 4423
A czapka M 1843 for enlisted men in the 1st West Prussian Uhlan Regiment
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A94m | Live auction | 167 Lots
Description
The body made of strong black leather with a ribbed white rabatt (firmly sewn onto a thin tube frame). The delicately raised enlisted men's eagle in brass screw-mounted with two clamp nuts. A field insignia for enlisted men inset at the top, covered in white and black fabric. White cloth lanyard with two patches and tassels (the leather toggle to insert it in the cover is missing). The rear peak folded up and sewn in place. Convex brass chinscales backed with leather (remnants of gilding) on screw-mounted geometric rosettes. The black leather liner in fine condition. Size 57. Moth holes in the rabatt and insignia. Slightly damaged in places, signs of age. Extremely rare find as the "FWR" medallion was added to the eagle in 1844.Condition: II Questions about the lot?