A shako (/ ˈ ʃ æ k oʊ /, / ˈ ʃ eɪ k oʊ /, or / ˈ ʃ ɑː k oʊ /) is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with an ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise; and often has a feather, hackle , …

The four-sided peak lancer cap, or shako, worn by the British cavalry in the Charge of the Light Brigade, remains highly prized by collectors today.

Mar 6, 2014 · Portugal was not a very suitable country for cavalry, and although the twelve regiments of Portuguese cavalry (sometimes referred to as "Dragoons") dated back to the 1760's, they were chronically under strength especially in horses, even before the …

British cavalry consisted of light and heavy dragoons. Between 1806 and 1862 several light dragoon regiments converted to "hussars", a Hungarian cavalry popularized by the French and Prussians.

The model 1806 hand-blocked felt shako comes complete with chin scales, numbered shako plate, molded leather "fea-track design" visor, molded leather tri-colour cockade, worsted cords & plume. We also make other coloured felt bodies depending on the regiment.

This Mexican Army shako likely belonged to a soldier in Mexico’s light cavalry. Shako hats were worn as part of a military uniform to identify soldiers on a battlefield. It was not meant to protect the head in the same way a helmet does today.

A shako (/ˈʃækoʊ/, /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/, or /ˈʃɑːkoʊ/) is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, plume (see hackle), or pompon...

Feb 13, 2014 · 614 – Voltigeurs shako of a sergeant of the Lübeck citizens Military (Hanseatic troops). Green color, gold braid, red curtain, green-yellow plume, shako plate with hunter horn. Order to 1820.

British cavalry regiments almost universally altered their headgear to the same profile as their French equivalents — despite Wellington’s utter disapproval. The flared leather top shako had also become the dominant fashion for the infantry.

The cap, or shako, was adapted from the csakos suveg, or peaked cap, of the 18th century Hungarian hussar uniform, a flamboyant style of dress which also had a strong influence on light cavalry uniforms of the period. By 1800 the shako was the most common form of headdress in Europe and the Americas.