SHAKO AND SHAKO CORD OF THE 7th HUSSARS REGIMENT, MODEL 1845, JULY MONARCHY.
Made of cardboard, measuring 16.5 cm at the front and 21 cm at the back, covered with a dark green woolen sleeve, also known as emerald green. Leather Bourdalou, 3 cm high.
On the upper part, a braided orange woolen braid for two-thirds and dragon green for one-third (H 1.5 cm). On each side and at the back, orange braid mixed with green, added in 1852.
At the back near the top, a braided cord of orange and dragon green is held by a half-spherical brass bell button intended to receive the shako cord.
At the front, a leather cockade, 6.5 cm in diameter, embossed and lacquered tricolor, held by a half-spherical brass bell button with a loop of three braids of mixed orange and dragon green wool. Crown made of 14.5 cm diameter black waxed leather. Round visor of black polished leather, green on the inside, with a width of 5.7 cm.
Inner lining made of brown waxed sheepskin cut with six loupes. Black polished leather chinstrap with steel buckle. Wooden half-spherical pompom covered with a scarlet cord, 4.7 cm in diameter, 3 cm thick.
In fairly good condition, the leather parts are in very good condition, the loop and cords are in good condition but sun-faded, the braid is in relatively good condition with some loss, the sleeve is in good condition but sun-faded on the front part.
The shako cord is made of a braided woolen cord of orange mixed with dragon green ending with two lozenges and a pompom with soft fringes mixed with orange and dragon green.
In very good condition, slightly sun-faded, minor wear on the edges of the lozenges.
France.
July Monarchy.
Reference :
4492