Shako Belonging To Officer Germain Mejean, A Grenadier In A Grenadier Company Of The Aveyron Guard

Some of my items for sale may be eligible for exchange, for the First Empire period.
1830 model. July Monarchy.
Cardboard body covered with black silk fabric. Height 22.5 cm, edged with a 2.7 cm wide silver-woven “Lézard” braid at the top and a 4 cm wide black velvet “bourdalou” at the bottom. Black waxed leather cap, 21.5 cm in diameter. Visor made of black waxed leather on the outside and green on the inside, 6 cm wide.
Leather cockade embossed with a tricolor lacquered radiating sun, 7 cm in diameter. 
A silver-plated copper plaque features a Gallic rooster surrounded by two branches of laurel and oak against a background of a bundle of flags, set on a base with a flaming bomb embossed in the center, framed by a studded molding and bordered on each side by an acanthus leaf.
Inner lining of waxed sheepskin cut into a wolf’s-tooth pattern; the inside is marked with a quill pen with the name of the former owner, “MEJEAN GERMAIN.”
In perfect condition; the braid shows slight oxidation from use.
Comes with its original carrying case; the lid is missing.
From the Aveyron department,
France. 1830 Louis Philippe model.