Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 United Republic of within a blue enameled ring

within a blue enameled ring bearing a silvered institution date of “DEN 18

Landstrum-Inf-Batl

Machine embroidered on field green wool

" In a letter from Richards' Wife to the Adminstrator of Estates

Quartermaster Depot"

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 United Republic of within a blue enameled ring(Tschako fr Mnner der Infanterie). A well preserved Austro Hungarian Army Infantry shako, constructed of a pressed blackened leatherette shell. The outer edge is lined with a pressed blackened composite fibre liner which demonstrates a red hue in direct light. The liner is topped with a machine embroidered gold bullion wire tresse, overlaid by three machine embroidered stripes. A bronze hook is inserted into the peak through a channel set behind the