Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage On July 23

On July 23

and currently the blade is relatively dull

This was the first bayonet produced for use on the Gewehr 98

(33-038) 45 - 1684 - AF

The US government contracted for a total of over 16

Original French Second Empire Enlisted Infantry Shako - Circa 1860 Category_MG 34 Ammo Storage On July 23Original Item: Only One Available. A nice example of a Second French Empire (Napoleon III 1852 1870) enlisted infantry shako, perhaps around the time of the Crimean War, or war with Italy in 1860. The cardboard body displays a thin covering of black fur, with a yellowish worsted wool band at the top, and a black painted rigid top. There is a black thin leather panel to the reverse, black pressed leather visor and original cockade to the front of the