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Shako Hussar No. 6, ca. 1825
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Headgear of blue wool with a base and flap of black leather and linen. Wooden gilded ball, possibly a reproduction (?). Yellow metal 6 (reproduction), loop and button (from shako M. 1842). Orange silk cockade, gold braid and flap (reproduced). Fire-gilded chin straps mounted on velvet backing. Fire-gilded rosettes. On the back of the shako, a yellow metal button for attaching the chin strap. In the edge of the back, two pins. Interior of cardboard, leather and leather lacing.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSjako huzaren nr 6, ca. 1825. c. 1825. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.