My new Prussian enlisted man Tschako

M

morel5000

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Hi All,

here is my new Shako, looks to be stamped to the Jaeger Battalion 4. Anyone has a suggestion for the first letter?
The inside is a little rough, but I really like the rest. The Feldzeichen is litter longer then on my other M1915. It looks awfuly white on the pictures but it has a nice look in real life.

Hope you like it!

Best regards,
Michel

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I would say it is the letter "M"

Magdeburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr.4

Here is an example from a Pioneer Regiment.
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of course I can always be wrong….
 
Thanks Joe :thumb up: I agree. There are also faint makers mark, size and Bekleidungsambt stamps.

Best regards,
Michel
 
Argh that Feldzeichen! My shako will never look like one without it :|

Very nice find :bravo:
 
Regarding the feldzeichen....I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but in my opinion it is a reproduction. We have a thread here on the forum where we deal with this issue so please look it up. Original feldzeichen are hand stitched ie the black oval is hand stitched to the white oval and you can always see the thread stitching. Anything else, (reproductions) are simply glued on. For example, on a Prussian feldzeichen, they glue a black cloth oval on to the white cloth covering both front and back. On ALL ORIGINALS we see thread and individual stitches both front and back.
 
Thanks again, bringer of bad news is never a nice job. I checked and indeed it is glued.
So too bad I'll be in competition with Ron to grab an original one.

Best regards,
Michel
 
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