Prussian Fur Busby for Officers of the Hussar Regiment Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (Hanoverian) No. 15
Location Wandsbek (= Hamburg-Wandsbek), circa 1912. Elegant tall fur busby made of opossum fur, complete with all fittings. Front features the large silver-plated bandeau “Mit Gott für König und Vaterland - Peninsula - Waterloo - El Bodon - Barossa”. Domed scale chains, with Reich cockade on the right. Complete with yellow kolpak (cloth top), rolled sling cord, Prussian officer's field insignia, and parade plume. Interior with light leather sweatband and beige oilcloth lining, maker no longer identifiable, above which is the stamp “P.E.8”. Size approximately 55. Condition 2.
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