Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako U.S. Equipment It used 60 PSI air

It used 60 PSI air pressure and 27V DC to drive a series of bellows and gears/levers to compute the dropping and drift angles

This example includes a set of the ZB 30's unique antiaircraft sights and a correct original sling

marked on the front with the Reichsadler Eagle

The ribbon and pin are in good shape

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Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako U.S. Equipment It used 60 PSI airOriginal 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