France, Second Empire. A Bicorne Hat of General’s Great Dress, by E. Bidal, Paris, c.1860 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic but the leather strap traversing

but the leather strap traversing the dome remains intact

Captain Scholander was the first to arrive

and sanctioned by the king on August 15th

PurpleHeart (two-piece construction

inscribed “Für Österreich” (For Austria) in capitalized lettering

France, Second Empire. A Bicorne Hat of General’s Great Dress, by E. Bidal, Paris, c.1860 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic but the leather strap traversingA full dress model of the 1852 regulation of General Great Dress, in black felt (Flemish style), bordered by a wide golden braid known as the generals edge with a scalloped crested edge, bearing branches and fruit in the weaving, an ostrich feather is sewn into each exterior edge along the top of the bicorne, a braid of three matte gold twists arcs along the right side doubling around the General Officers button, overlapping a tri colour cockade, the