Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Canadian Field Artillery based at

Canadian Field Artillery based at Moncton

encircled by a red enamelled ring with the inscription КНЯЗЪ ЦРНОГОРСКІИ (Prince of Montenegro)

49th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in pickled copper

for services as set forth in the following citation: The U

Hungary, Kingdom. A Hussar Officer's Kommode Field Shako, c.1914 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Canadian Field Artillery based atA fine original example featuring leather skull covered in 'field grey' waxed black cloth, shako rosette made of lacquered wood, interior has been replaced with red silk lining and brown leather sweatband, gold embossed manufacturer label of Steiner Zsigmond, including period chinstrap, very fine. Source: Rare headwear from the early days of World War I Literature: M. Christian Ortner, Hermann Hinterstoisser: Die k. u. k. Armee im Ersten Weltkrieg