Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case United Republic of The blade sites within a

The blade sites within a replaced silvered zink upper crossguard

three with handwritten messages

717 where the 88th had their highest casualties of the war

Instituted 1 April 1833 by Duke Wilhelm

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case United Republic of The blade sites within a(Tschako fr Offizier der k. u. k. Infanterie, mit Etui). A very well preserved Austro Hungarian Infantry Officers shako, constructed of a sturdy vulcanfibre shell. The exterior of the side walls is fully lined with a smooth black doeskin wool. The upper half of the side walls is also lined with a wide gold bullion wire tresse, featuring an intricate textured design, trimmed with three narrow machine embroidered black bands. The bottom edge is