Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl Auction Archive 5 mm x 56 mm

5 mm x 56 mm inclusive of the crown suspension

and set securely into the body of the cap

The exterior insignia again is late war

a few holes scattered throughout

measuring 41 mm

Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl Auction Archive 5 mm x 56 mm(Tschako M1895 fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Prussian Model 1895 shako, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It features a flat canister style crown of separate construction, securely held in place by a row of machine stitching along the outer circumference. The shell is flanked on each side by blackened magnetic metal discs perforated with seven ventilation holes. A rear protrusion culminates in a neck guard, similarly held