Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 1st Depot Battalion

On April 20

presenting minor oxidation and wear surface

After the final fall of Napoleon the following year

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 Archive He signed his Attestation PaperA fine original example featuring leather skull covered in 'field grey' waxed black cloth, shako rosette made of lacquered wood, interior has been replaced with red silk lining and brown leather sweatband, gold embossed manufacturer label of Steiner Zsigmond, including period chinstrap, very fine. Source: Rare headwear from the early days of World War I Literature: M. Christian Ortner, Hermann Hinterstoisser: Die k. u. k. Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg