Sergei1877
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Hello. A friend of mine bought this shako, or rather what's left of it. He asked me to try to restore it. I agreed. It's a rare item; only a few of them have survived, so it certainly can't get any worse.
restoration of a Russian guards officer's shako
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This shako once looked like this
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It was decided to restore the shako of the Life Guards Sapper Battalion
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chinstrap
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That’s a real challenge. Good luck!
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A drawing of how RIA shakos were sewn. The drawing was made by the renowned restorer of the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Viktor Malyshev, for which we are extremely grateful. He has made dozens of drawings of many headdresses from different countries.
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Thank you very much. So, let's continue. The most important thing is that I completely disassembled the shako, or rather, what was left of it. I took measurements and made patterns so that I could later make a frame out of felt.
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I made a frame out of felt as shown in the drawings and soaked it in shellac so that it would become hard and not lose its felt structure. Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo of this moment, since I didn't plan to make a thread about restoration.
Here in the photo is the already assembled part of the shako
Here in the photo is the already assembled part of the shako
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all that remains is to put a ribbon for distinction on the shako
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Khukri
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From the same author? But not the same book I think...?...
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Great job!
Sergei1877
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Absolutely right. Besides this book, there are many other works with headdress designs.
