Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Hold John with Five Year Service

John with Five Year Service Clasp (silvered base metal

Bartholomew's Anglican Church

exhibiting moderate bubbling and contact marks on the exterior

5mm) in silver-gilt and enamels

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Artillery Officer’s Shako, By A. Zach Hold John with Five Year Service(Offizierstschako der Artillerie). An extremely well preserved Austro Hungarian Artillery Officers shako, constructed of a circular pressed black fabric casing. The crown presents flat and is lined with black boiled leather, stitched around the top with a secure seam. Stitched around the outer circumference of the crown are dual gold bullion wire tresses, bearing richly detailed decorative designs, and trimmed with three machine embroidered black wire