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Circa 1860. Tall shako, slightly inclined forward, the body made of felt, covered externally with black cloth, the top, edge trim and front visor made of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. For the officer, silver officer’s braid running around the top edge, silver cord around the lower edge and at the edge of the front visor with embroidery in silver thread. On the front as emblem the “Leaping Horse” in silvered finish, framed by the gilded laurel wreath with crown and motto ribbon «18 Jun Waterloo 1815», the cross of the crown is missing (!). Complete with the field insignia bearing the cipher «GRV». Interior with finely paneled lining of gold-embossed morocco leather, the front visor lined in green. With chin strap. Size approximately 57. Very well preserved. Condition 2.

Very rare!

Such shakos were worn by the Line Infantry at the Battle of Langensalza in the Austro-Prussian War 1866.

Circa 1860. Tall shako of black felt, slightly inclined forward, the crown, top edge trim, and front visor of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. Front emblem features the “Leaping Horse” in silvered finish, framed by a gilt laurel wreath with crown and motto ribbon “18 Jun Waterloo 1815”, with attached inventory tag “525” from the Royal Hanoverian Collection at Marienburg Castle. Complete with field insignia of nickel silver sheet with gilt “sun”. Attached collection label inscribed “Mannschafts-Tschako Linien-Infanterie Regt. No. 1-7. Langensalza”. Interior with black leather sweatband, complete with black waxed neck curtain. With chin strap. Crown inscribed “VD71”, left side of body marked “LS”. Size approximately 56. Well preserved, body slightly warped. Condition 2.

Very rare!

This piece originates from the Royal Hanoverian Collection at Marienburg Castle and was sold at the Sotheby's auction at Marienburg near Hildesheim in October 2005.

Such shakos were worn by the Line Infantry at the Battle of Langensalza during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.

Circa 1860. Tall shako, slightly inclined forward, body of felt covered externally with black cloth, the top, trim edging, and front visor of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. For the officer, silver cord around the lower edge and at the edge of the front visor with embroidery of silver thread; for the field grade officer, the broad three-part silver officer's braid with four gold stripes runs around the upper edge. Front emblem features the “Leaping Horse” in silvered execution, framed by the gilt laurel wreath with crown and motto ribbon «18 Jun Waterloo 1815», with attached inventory tag «1061» from the Royal Hanoverian collection at Marienburg Castle. Complete with field insignia bearing the cipher «GRV». Interior with finely tabbed lining of gold-embossed morocco leather, the front visor lined in green. With chin strap. Size approximately 58. Beautifully preserved, only the body slightly warped. Condition 2.

Extremely rare as a shako for a field grade officer! A shako as worn by a field grade officer during the Battle of Langensalza in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. This piece comes from the Royal Hanoverian collection at Marienburg Castle and was sold at the Sotheby's auction at Marienburg near Hildesheim in October 2005. Due to its provenance from the “Royal Rifle and Armory Chamber”, it can be assumed that the shako belonged to King Georg V himself or to Prince Ernst August.

Location Goslar. Circa 1866. Flat, forward-sloping shako, the body made of felt, externally covered with black cloth, overlaid by a second fabric band covering both ventilation grilles, the top, edge binding and the straight front visor made of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. On the front as emblem the oval shield with the “leaping horse” in the center, surrounded by a laurel wreath, topped with the royal crown, fitted with the cockade for the 3rd Battalion. Complete with the inserted black horsehair plume. Interior with fine spliced lining of gold-embossed morocco leather. Accompanied by a contemporary collection label, probably from the royal collection at Marienburg Castle with the inscription “Jäger-Offizier”. Size approximately 55. Without chin strap. The body slightly warped, the fabric cover with two moth holes. Uncleaned. Condition 2.

Extremely rare, of museum significance!

This piece originates from the royal Hanoverian collection at Marienburg Castle, which was auctioned at Sotheby's in October 2005 at Marienburg near Hildesheim.

Such shakos were worn at the Battle of Langensalza in the Austro-Prussian War 1866.

Circa 1860. Tall shako, slightly inclined forward, body constructed of felt, exterior covered with black cloth, top, trim edging and front visor of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. For the officer, silver officer's braid runs around the upper rim, silver cord around the lower rim and at the edge of the front visor with silver thread embroidery. Applied to the front is a silver star with finely enameled center depicting Saint George slaying the dragon and the motto “numquam retrorsrum” (Never backward), below which is separately applied the silver honor bandeau “Peninsula Waterloo”. Complete with field insignia bearing the cipher “GRV”. Interior with finely tabbed lining of gold-embossed morocco leather, front visor lined in green, in the crown the remnant of an old seal, on the front of the body handwritten owner's name “Rede[...]”, on the left side remnants of a signature “...S...”. With chin strap. Size approximately 56. Well preserved, old tear to the left of the emblem. Condition 2.

Very rare! A shako as worn by an officer of the Garde-Regiment during the Battle of Langensalza in the Austro-Prussian War 1866.

Private property item, circa 1860. Tall shako, slightly inclined forward, the body made of felt, covered externally with black cloth, the top, edge binding and front visor made of black lacquered leather, complete with all fittings. For the sergeant, around the upper edge with white embroidered wool braid with yellow piping. On the front as emblem the “Prancing Horse” in silvered finish, framed by the gilt laurel wreath with crown and motto ribbon «18 Jun Waterloo 1815», with attached inventory tag «683» from the Royal Hanoverian Collection at Marienburg Castle. Complete with the field insignia made of nickel silver sheet with gilt “sun,” stamped on reverse «II A 14». Interior with finely spliced lining of gold-embossed morocco leather, the front visor lined in green. Without chinstrap. Size approximately 56. Very well preserved. Condition 2.

Very rare!

This piece comes from the Royal Hanoverian Collection at Marienburg Castle and was auctioned at the Sotheby's auction at Marienburg near Hildesheim in October 2005.

Such shakos were worn by the Line Infantry at the Battle of Langensalza in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.