Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "NPG" and numbered

maker marked "NPG" and numbered "6268" in the lower left corner

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 8th Machine Gun Battalion on March 6

then struck off strength to the 14th Infantry Battalion at West Sandling before proceeding to France for service

returning as Kommandant (Commandant

and subsequently rewarded with the highest praise for his actions

Prussia, Kingdom. An Enlisted Personnel Model 1895 Shako, By Alexander Dahl certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "NPG" and numbered(Tschako M1895 fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Prussian Model 1895 shako, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It features a flat canister style crown of separate construction, securely held in place by a row of machine stitching along the outer circumference. The shell is flanked on each side by blackened magnetic metal discs perforated with seven ventilation holes. A rear protrusion culminates in a neck guard, similarly held