A Prussian Reserve Officer Line Jäger Battalion Shako, 1899 Model Auction box is in Fine condition

box is in Fine condition

Reader had previously served with the Royal West Kent Regiment in the South African Campaign (Second Boer War)

The biggest celebration was held at the Thingstätte in Heidelberg

Naming is officially impressed on the RNVRLSGCM

as well as the construction sites in Wizernes in Northern France

A Prussian Reserve Officer Line Jäger Battalion Shako, 1899 Model Auction box is in Fine conditionThis sturdy framed shako has a black felt exterior, with a leather circular top, straight front and domed back with protruding neck guard. The front is adorned with a two piece Regiment of the Line insignia, consisting of a fire gilt Prussian eagle bearing the letters "FR" on its breast, with a silver Reserve Cross mounted between its feet. Immediately above the shako plate is an oval cockade in silvered copper wire, with a black velvet centre and