Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case Archive his previous war service number

his previous war service number stated as "240398" with the same regiment

38 mm x 74 mm

From mid-February to mid-March

Raban was redeployed as a messenger to the 7th Company of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 12 in central Russia until December 22

81 mm (w) x 44

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case Archive his previous war service number(Tschako fr Offizier der k. u. k. Infanterie, mit Etui). A very well preserved Austro Hungarian Infantry Officers shako, constructed of a sturdy vulcanfibre shell. The exterior of the side walls is fully lined with a smooth black doeskin wool. The upper half of the side walls is also lined with a wide gold bullion wire tresse, featuring an intricate textured design, trimmed with three narrow machine embroidered black bands. The bottom edge is