Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 69 mm (w) x

measuring 69 mm (w) x 43 mm (h)

the left-facing bust of Franz Joseph I and the Austrian coat-of-arms on the right arm

numbered 073

British War Medal (1066101 PTE

Pforzheim) on the ring

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 69 mm (w) x(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