Shako Of An Officer Of The 13th Hussars Or Gendarmerie.

Officer's shako of the 13th Hussar Regiment or Gendarmerie. First Empire. The body is made of cardboard covered in black felt, edged at the bottom with a black leather band without a tightening buckle at the back. It is covered by a cowhide leather crown folded down over the felt. The upper part features a velvet braid and a silver passementerie braid. The visor is made of black patent leather, embossed at the top with laurel branches and edged with a folded rush straddling the outer edge; it is held in place by four small nails. A tricolor cockade of silver, red, and blue passementerie braid adorns the shako. The front plate, Model 1806, is lozenge-shaped and stamped with an Imperial eagle surmounted by a crown and holding the shining spindle in its talons. At the bottom is a shield embossed with the number "13". Chin straps composed of a soft leather chin strap covered in black velvet and adorned with scales cut alternately into four and three scalloped edges. Round rosette stamped in its center with a pomegranate, silver finish. Interior lining restored. Hemispherical lens-shaped pompom, decorated in its center with the number "13" in silver wire. Good condition with restorations to the body. France. First Empire. With certificate from my collection.