France, Third Republic (1870-1940). - Lot 134

France, Third Republic (1870-1940). Hussar officer's shako, model 1874. Cardboard shaft covered in fine sky-blue woollen cloth, edged at the top with a silver passementerie "lézardes" braid, and at the bottom with a black patent leather bourdalou. Black patent leather cap. On the sides, tombac copper vents painted the same color as the back cloth. On the front of the shaft, large Hungarian knot in silver passementerie. Scalloped metal cockade in blue-white-red tricolor, to which is attached a double-stranded square braid in silver passementerie, held in place by a smooth silver half-spherical button. On the sides and back of the headgear, at the level of the braid and burgundy, three gilded metal lion's heads hold the chinstrap with velvet-lined curb strap. Black patent leather visor with brass snap ring, green basane lining underneath. Inner cap in black fawn leather cut into seven wolf's teeth, the inside of the cap lined with yellow silk, unmarked. Pompon absent. Worn. (Wear and minor wear, some licks and moth holes on shaft cloth, chinstrap with slightly short chain, dusty, needs cleaning. Fairly good condition).