Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Auction Constructed of field gray wool

Constructed of field gray wool with pink Waffenfarbe piping

where 412791 Private William Manson

inscribed “LUDOVIUS III MAGN

with the exception of two double firing pin holders

George V (69556 PTE

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Auction Constructed of field gray wool(Offizierstschako der Artillerie). An extremely well preserved Austro Hungarian Artillery Officers shako, constructed of a circular pressed black fabric casing. The crown presents flat and is lined with black boiled leather, stitched around the top with a secure seam. Stitched around the outer circumference of the crown are dual gold bullion wire tresses, bearing richly detailed decorative designs, and trimmed with three machine embroidered black wire