New Shako for the Infantry, 1860. Creator: Unknown
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New Shako for the Infantry, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New Shako for the Infantry, 1860. The authorities at the Horse Guards have decided on discontinuing the ugly and cumbersome shako worn in the Army, and substituting in place of it a headdress of a much lighter and somewhat more ornamental character, not unlike the large-peaked forage-caps worn by several of the volunteer rifle corps, though the crown is somewhat higher...The new shako is now being issued to the following regiments: 1st battalion Rifle Brigade, 4th battalion Rifle Brigade, 1st battalion 60th Rifles, 1st battalion 8th Regiment, and 53rd Regiment. Should it be found to wear satisfactorily, the whole of the Army will hereafter adopt it in the place of the felt shako now in use. The body of the new shako is made from two thicknesses of cloth stitched together by the sewing-machine, the outer piece of cloth being waterproofed. Ventilation is provided for by perforations under the open figures of the shako-plate, and under the ornament at the back, so that a current of air can pass through the shako from front to back. The cloth being elastic causes the cap to give to the shape of the head; and, the size of the ornaments being considerably reduced, the shako, when complete, weighs about half that of the present pattern'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860
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