FRENCH: SHAKO INFANTRY RIFLE TROOP OF THE ROYAL GUARD, MODEL OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815, RESTORATION. Price_$6000 - $7000 who was killed in action

who was killed in action during the Second Battle of Ypres on 3 May 1915

Unofficial engraved Tobruk medal included in lot

Helmet plate with good enamel and original to the helmet

the exceptionally ornate pierced hand guard features a crowned strung bugle horn foliate panels side panels of Union sprays wire bound fish skin grip with back strap of ornate oak sprays contained in its plated scabbard this with three highly decorative panels

FRENCH: SHAKO INFANTRY RIFLE TROOP OF THE ROYAL GUARD, MODEL OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815, RESTORATION. Price_$6000 - $7000 who was killed in actionSHAKO INFANTRY RIFLE TROOP OF THE ROYAL GUARD, MODEL OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815, RESTORATION. Black felt shako. Height at the front of the shako 19 cm, height at the back 22 cm. (without a tightening buckle at the back as was the case under the First Empire). Crown in black waxed cow leather with a diameter of 24 cm and an outer edge folded over the top of the shako to a height of 3. 6 cm. Black leather visor 6 cm wide at its centre, bordered by a brass