Original French Second Empire Model 1855 Enlisted Felt and Leather Shako Manufacture Type_Original Items This tunic and waist coat

This tunic and waist coat date from approximately 1890

- Visible grain ("hada") in the steel of the blade with nie and nioi crystal structure visible

with just a bit of a NOTARE (wave) aspect

this large pepper box will be the pride of any 19th Century antique gun collection

reporting on its movements

Original French Second Empire Model 1855 Enlisted Felt and Leather Shako Manufacture Type_Original Items This tunic and waist coatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a French Second Empire Model 1855 military shako. The body is constructed almost entirely of blue wool covered stock, trimmed in black leather, and this is definitely for an enlisted soldier, and not an officer. The exterior is blue with black leather trim. The front of the helmet has a French Crowned Imperial Eagle plate over the correct Tri Color Cockade. The Original plume pom pom is