Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Auction Thompson hid out with partisans

Thompson hid out with partisans and kept moving

The third button from the bottom is a replacement

A Second War Ukrainian Auxiliary Police Cap Badge - Two-piece construction

G" on the obverse

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Auction Thompson hid out with partisans(Offizierstschako der Artillerie). An extremely well preserved Austro Hungarian Artillery Officers shako, constructed of a circular pressed black fabric casing. The crown presents flat and is lined with black boiled leather, stitched around the top with a secure seam. Stitched around the outer circumference of the crown are dual gold bullion wire tresses, bearing richly detailed decorative designs, and trimmed with three machine embroidered black wire