A RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PARADE SHAKO OF A GENERAL OF KING FREDERICK-WILLIAM III`s LIFE-GUARDS SAINT PETERSBURG REGIMENT, 1907 PATTERN, the bell-crown shaped body covered in blue-green wool with a white band and yellow piping, mounted along the front with the Order of Saint Andrew and a plaque inscribed in Cyrillic, “For Distinction,†the crown adorned with silver bullion ribbon in a zigzag pattern, a silver podves attached with tassels along the rear, the black lacquered top surmounted by a silver cord service reipka mini-sultan, each side fitted with silver-plated brass chinscales, the interior white silk and black leather sweatband, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
By tradition, this shako belonged to the regiment`s commander, Major-General Leopold von Brinken (1858-1925).