Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako U.S. Equipment They transported him to a

They transported him to a nearby airfield which began more than a year as a POW

The ribbon and pin are in good shape

This was one of many contractors brought in to help meet the demand for Springfield rifle muskets during the early years of the Civil War

Finally in July 1945 it moved to Le Shima

One of the eyepieces looks to have been replaced with one from another set of binoculars

Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako U.S. Equipment They transported him to aOriginal Item: Only One Available. A nice example of a French Third Republic infantry shako. The French Third Republic was the system of government adopted in France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco Prussian War, until 10 July 1940 after France's defeat by Germany in World War II led to the formation of the Vichy government in France. The cardboard body displays a thin covering of black wool, with a red worsted wool