Original Dutch Pre-WWII Hussar Kolbak Fur Busby Schwarzlose MG Years of Manufacture: 1897-98

Years of Manufacture: 1897-98

3rd Battalion of the 442nd reached the 100th and helped drive out the remaining German forces

Classically the Shotel was employed in a dismounted state to hook the opponent by reaching around a shield or any other defensive implement or weapon

with contributions from the British

replaced the clamping bands with solid oval bands

Original Dutch Pre-WWII Hussar Kolbak Fur Busby Schwarzlose MG Years of Manufacture: 1897-98Original Item: Only One Available. Known is Dutch as KOLBAK or BERENMUTS (Bear hat) also called "bearskin" this example is constructed of black fur, with an orange woven cockade to the front and a red bag with gilt tassel. Before 1940, mainly hussars, but also senior officers of the KNIL and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee wore this style headgear. KOLBAK is the Dutch name for the Hungarian prmes csk ("fur shako") or kucsma, a military head dress