An Extremely Rare 1845 Montreal Dragoons Officer's Shako Archive 170 mm x 245 mm

170 mm x 245 mm x 10

Deumer" on the inside lid

Woodcote Park at Epsom on August 30th

Close Combat Clasp - in zinc

An Extremely Rare 1845 Montreal Dragoons Officer's Shako Archive 170 mm x 245 mmThis shako is in the pattern, as described in the 1846 Dress Regulations. The exterior sidewalls are in black beaver, bound with a 44 mm band of gold oak leaf lace along the top edge and a 20 mm wide black patent leather band housing a brass buckle at the reverse along the bottom edge. The flat patent leather sunk top measures 85 mm wide x 200 mm in depth, and exhibits light crazing. The front is adorned with an extremely large gilt and silver shako