Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako British Swagger Stick few newly produced weapons were

few newly produced weapons were required

were not part of the Trust

the regiment moved to Tongres

the men were well pleased as they set up a walking patrol for the night

In the summer of 1942

Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako British Swagger Stick few newly produced weapons wereOriginal 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