France, Second Republic (1848-1852). - Lot 94

France, Second Republic (1848-1852). Model 1848 National Guard officer's shako. Conical cardboard shaft covered with black taupe felt, black patent leather cap and silver lézarde passementerie braid, black velvet bourdalou at the base of the shaft. Flat black patent leather visor, green waxed underside. Cockerel plaque on a background of silver-plated copper flags. Scalloped tricolor metal cockade. Stamped silvered copper scale chinstraps, patterned with rosettes, each stamped with a flaming grenade. Black leather inner cap with seven wolf's teeth. It is fitted with a scarlet wool pompom. Worn. (Minor wear and tear, black leather strap at the end of a later chinstrap. Good condition).