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Military hats

Correspondance of sizes.
53: XS or 65/8. 54: S or 6 3/4. 55: S or 6 7/8. 56: M or 7. 57: M or 7 1/8. 58:L or 7 1/4.
59:L or 7 3/8. 60:XL or 7 1/2. 61:XL or 75/8. 62:XXL or 7 3/4. 63:XXL or 7 7/8.

For civilian and soldiers, men and women.


Items as shakos made in series by other suppliers are delivered as usual (3 to 7 days depending of where you live).
Other hats made especially at your size can need up to 3 months to be done, consider this before passing an order.





  • Tricorn, not stiff

    For maximum head size 59 cm.
    Size can be reduced, by adding leather straps inside hat.

    Discounts

    32,00 €

    In stock, shipped within 24 to 72 hrs

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  • Shako with ALL ACCESSORIES, Young Guard, trooper, made in series.

    After 20 years in of reneactment, we wanted to offer you complete shakos.
    We have choosen plate of imperial guard, but if you want another one, you can buy another one on our website.
    You can dye cord that is all in cotton.
    Inside is adjustable, same for back, you can tight it with a buckle. You can choose size 59 or 61, both can be easily reduced.
    Inicated price includes: shako, cockade, pompon, plate, bocettes, chinscales, stars to hang cord and cord!

    210,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Murat hat from painting of Gros, Louvre museum

    Louvre museum asked us to make different copies of parts of uniforms of famous paintings.
    We could not use aigrette feathers as they are now forbidden, other parts are similar with painting.
    You can also see shoes and gloves of Napoléon on painting of coronation by David.
    Indicated price is for hat only.

    For price quote, contact us

    3 to 6 months' delivery time


  • Shapska for colonel or general of plish chevau leger lancier

    Typical equipment for polish troops.
    The pictured one is for an officer of "chevau leger lancier"

    1 890,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Field marshal or generals bicorns, bordered with ostrich feathers

    Sumptuous hat worn by the highest rank of officers.
    Bordered by a very special braid, topped by white ostrich feathers for general de division commandant en chef or marshall, and black for general de brigade or general de division.
    Cockade is maintained by a braid or metallic bullions fixed by a golden button of field marshal or general.
    Black feathers cannot be assorted with marshall buttons.

    From 930,00 €

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  • Bicorn of general officer or field marshall without feathers

    For purpose of comfort and economy, generals would wear hats without feathers or without embroideries and sometimes neither of them.

    The cockade can be maintained with a oak leaves' braid (worn by Lassale at Stettin, see detail of painting) or torsades (Les invalides museum).
    No issues with the colour of the feather which usually helps to identify the grade "général de brigade" or "division"
    If you're going to be promoted.... no need to change your feathers!
    Painting with different hats made during Empire, shows you how different could be officer's hats


    From 770,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Conferatka, major Jerzmanowski style, second opus

    One in size 57 on stock at discounted price.
    Auction house Osenat proposed on 10th june 2012 vacation, a very nice confederatka, which belonged to major Jerzmanowski. We copied it, we just changed colour and suppressed cross inside cockade, very typically polish, but used by many dignitaries during Empire period.

    Discounts

    From 470,00 €

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  • Bearskin hat for infantry of guard in real bear fur , complete with plume

    The fur is attached on a leather frame.
    Plate is made in stamped brass, cord in white "dry" cotton for troop, golden thread (made in France) for officers.


    From 970,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Shako of prince Borghese

    We copied this shako, too beautiful to exist only in one collection.
    It is a gift of Borghese family to Napoleonic Museum of Roma.
    Ww made it in size 56 to keep proportions of period, we can make it bigger, just be patient.

    For price quote, contact us

    3 to 6 months' delivery time


  • For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • Colback d'officier de cavalerie légère avec cordon raquette, plumet et jugulaires.

    Beau colback en peu d'ours avec son cordon raquette et son plumet, en l’occurrence celui du 7 ème hussard.
    Il est équipé de sa flamme et de sa jugulaire en anneaux de laiton attachée par 2 crochets dissimulés dans la fourrure.
    Nous pouvons produire des colbacks en ours (nous contacter pour connaître nos disponibilités), dans d'autres fourrures (nous contacter, aussi, pour connaître nos disponibilités).
    Mais aussi avec des cordons de couleur argent (pour les régiments à boutons "blancs"), des plumets de 38 cm dans d'autres couleurs.

    For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • Confederatka headwear for senior hussar officer

    Made from book "Les trésors de l'Empéri", pages 220 and 221.
    Used by senior officers to replace forage cap.

    For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • Napoleon's bicorn/hat

    Same as hat used at Eylau battle, in musée des Invalides



    Cockade has the very special succession of colours of Napoleon hat: white, blue, red, and is quite smaller than all officers types.
    Back width: 49 cm
    Back heigth: 20,3 cm
    Front heigth: 14,5 cm
    Dimensions can be different of few mm according to head sizes.

    Made in france from woollen felt.

    290,00 €

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  • Toque bordered with fur, with heckle of ostrich feathers

    This type of hat was especially appreciated by Murat, a specialist of flamboyant style of dress
    Indicated price is for a toque bordered with second hand fur as Mink or dyed fox. We add 3 to 4 ostrich feathers.
    Different type and colours of fabrics can be used, but also different colours of braid

    310,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Voltigeur de la garde, shako Empire troop

    Copied from a shako in musée de l'Empéri.
    See eagle on visor.
    See also how cord is attached on top.

    500,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shakos, Asia production, 3 sizes, price includes cockade.

    We now propose shakos at very reasonable prices for a quality that could be acceptable for movie, theatre, beginners in re enactment...etc.
    Size is adjustable from 55 to 62, 3 sizes by 3 sizes




    110,00 €

    Out of stock


  • For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • For price quote, contact us

    8 to 12' delivery time


  • Bonnet de police du Prince de Salm-Kyrburg

    Réalisé d'après le modèle conservé au musée des Invalides.

    310,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Empire shako, own atelier production.

    We can make within 3 months almost all types that existed during Empire period

    From 230,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Chechia for Zouave 2nd Empire

    Chéchia for Zouave 2nd Empire...And later

    95,00 €

    4 to 8 weeks' delivery time

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  • Colback for " chasseur a cheval de la garde" or hussar - PRICE WITHOUT PLUME

    Used by elite companies of light cavalry and some special corps, for instance sapeur.

    From 510,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Colback for hussar, troop- PRICE WITHOUT PLUME

    Used by elite companies of hussars.

    From 510,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Colback for hussar officer, PRICE WITHOUT PLUME

    Used by elite companies of hussars.

    From 690,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Other colbacks

    Used by elite companies of light cavalry and some special corps, for instance sapeur.
    If you search a type that is not described on our website....contact us, it is probably possible!

    For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • Shako de voltigeur du 51 ème de ligne

    Réalisé dans notre atelier.
    Le chiffre 51 a été découpé dans une plaque losangique du modèle utilisé au début de l'Empire.
    Les voltigeurs mélangent les couleurs jaune et verte dans tout leur équipement, qu ce soit les épaulettes, le shako ou les ornements de retroussis.

    510,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Bicorn of Bonaparte passing trough "col du Grand Saint Bernard"

    We changed type of cockade, because when Bonaparte became Napoleon, at the very beginning he still used a cockade of revolution period, so we see no reason to put on this hat a cocked that existed years later.

    530,00 €

    4 to 8 weeks' delivery time

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  • Colonial helmet

    Adjustable up to 59, even 60 if you take off adjustable stripe.

    31,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Shako for officer, 21 th reg of line infantry.

    Price includes all that is on picture

    610,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Bicorn for officer, gold or silver braid

    Felt.
    Price includes: hat, cockade, button, gold OR SILVER braid or 2 torsades to maintain cockade. Many types are possible, with different braids, buttons, ..etc, contact us.

    From 310,00 €

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  • Shako of voltigeur, garde nationale de la Garde Impériale

    Unusual plate, as we had only one we will use next time a 1812 regulation type with 2 grenades on sides, alos used by this regiment.
    Price includes pompon and cord.

    510,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Admiral bicorn end XIX th century

    We made it to replace one who belonged to the ancestor of our customer.
    We made it from an old base to look like an old one. Braid, torsades and feathers are new.
    Next one will be made only with new stuff.

    910,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Shako of staff officer of field marshall berthier - copie

    Marshall Berthier staff officers had very specific uniforms with red jackets.
    This red colour was not current during french Empire because it was the colour of most of english uniforms.
    We are not sure to find again plume and plume holder as we used for this shako. Delivery time: more than 4 months

    690,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Bicorn for officer, revolution

    Not so high as Empire type, with his typical cockade, and his plume.
    Thin fringes for lieutenant and captain, bullions for others

    From 389,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shapska of chevau léger of second regiment (hollandais)

    Very long and complicated work to do this shapska as it was really made during Empire period.
    So price is high.
    It includes plume and cord

    1 490,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Display for helmets and hats

    Quite interesting to present your helmets and hats.
    Red vernished wood.
    Height: 36 cm, base diametre: 19,5 cm. Top Diametre: 9,5 cm

    17,00 €

    In stock, shipped within 24 to 72 hrs

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  • Bearskin hat for infantry of guard, no adapted fur available at the moment

    Made in dyed fox or raccoon, or sheep...in fact the best fur we can find, as close as possible to bear fur.
    We avoid use of bear fur, regulation is too complicated.

    From 870,00 €

    Out of stock


  • 970,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Bearskin hat for infantry of guard, ARTIFICIAL FUR , Officer, cord made in Asia

    "Fur" is attached on a leather frame. Plate is made in stamped brass, cord made in Asia.
    Price includes: pompon, cord, brass plate.
    Plume not included

    630,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Bearskin hat for infantry of guard, artificial fur, troop, brass plate

    "Fur" is sewed on a leather frame.
    Plate is made in stamped brass, cord in white cotton.
    Adjustable size, 59 can fit from 57 to 61 with a leather stripe.
    Price includes: pompon, cord, brass plate.
    Plume not included

    590,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Bicorn bordered with silver braid

    For foreign dignitaries

    From 510,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Young Guard infantry, sergent, shako.

    Shako for infantry sergent of Young Guard .
    Gold and red cord and "V".
    Price for same shako as on picture, fully equiped, with cord and plume.

    830,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Marin de la garde, shako troop

    Made in our atelier

    430,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Colback for Murat, Great Duke of Berg

    Bear, looking like aigrette....
    Price around 2500 €.
    We can do it again if we have bear fur on stock

    For price quote, contact us

    12 to 16' delivery time


  • Shako, silver garments, for officer

    Made for "Capitaine commandant le train des équipages de la garde".
    We can do many other types....

    610,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Bicorn for coronation and wedding of Napoleon

    As on historical paintings...

    For price quote, contact us

    12 to 16' delivery time


  • Bicorn for minister

    Really gorgeous! Felt, embroideries, feathers.
    Can be delivered within 2 months.
    Feathers are extremely expensive, this explain price...

    For price quote, contact us

    3 to 6 months' delivery time


  • Bicorn for general "tenue de campagne"

    Similar (with black feathers) to hat of général Geither from french Invalides museum , described pages 190/191 of book "Napoléon et les Invalides".
    General Bertrand had one with white feathers.
    Less expensive and shiny than usual hats, maybe better to avoid "snippers".

    From 510,00 €

    3 to 6 months' delivery time

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  • Cord for officers: colbacks and shakos

    For chasseurs only pompons and "raquettes", NO CORD (but there are exceptions) on colbacks.
    For others a cord join right and left.
    In silver or gold.
    Thin fringes for lieutenant and captain, thick torsades (bullions) for chef d'escadron, colonel and general.
    We can add stars for generals. (3 € each)

    From 159,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • 187,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Conferatka, major Jerzmanowski type, opus 1

    Auction house Osenat proposed on 10th june 2012 vacation, a very nice confederatka, which belonged to major Jerzmanowski. We copied it, we just changed colour and suppressed cross inside cockade, very typically polish.

    680,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Confederatka, red or dark blue

    A highly prized headdress during the Empire period by some officers, it comes from a traditional Polish headdress.
    We replicated a headdress stored at the Bern Museum : it is De Watteville's, an officer from a Swiss regiment in the service of the King of Prussia, made a prisoner in Iena, he defected to the Emperor's service. He would then remain a faithful servant, most notably as an aide-de-camp for Maréchal Lannes. He would die during the Russian campaign.

    680,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Shapska for chevau leger lancier

    Typical equipment for polish troops.
    The pictured one is for an officer of "chevau leger lancier"

    From 1 490,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Folding bicorn

    Very useful, especially when you travel by plane.
    Indicated price is for a bare hat, but we can of course supply cockades, torsades, button...etc, as for other hats.
    In fact you can choose the type of "equipment" you need for your hat inside hat heading and then precise that who want a folding bicorn....just expect a delay(around 5 weeks).

    235,00 €

    4 to 8 weeks' delivery time

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  • Fatigue cap for marshall or general

    Copied from musée de l'Empéri.

    For price quote, contact us

    12 to 16' delivery time


  • Felt hat for farmer, priest, chouan (royalist insurgent)

    Very interesting base used to make many different types of hats, especially tricorns

    57,00 €

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  • Forage cap for officer with one rank of braid and embroidered insignia.

    Many types existed. You can choose size.
    At the end of your order, indicate what rank and speciality you have choosen. All officers forage cap are delivered with an embroidered insignia, one rank of braid and an additive cloth on border of braid.

    187,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Fatigue cap, troop, line regiments.

    White and blue melton for carabinier, price will be the same for other units, other colours, for troop.
    Just indicate what you want at the end of your order.

    169,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Forage caps troop guard...for instance

    175 € is the price for same types as on pictures.
    Forage cap for grenadier à pied de la garde, trooper is the one you can choose, but you can order other types for troop for same price...just indicate your choice.
    Indicate what colours you need at the end of your order

    175,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Shako foot artillry of guard, troop

    Made in our ateliers.
    Specific plate and braid for guard. Price includes all accessories presented on picture...

    502,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shako of staff officer of field marshall berthier

    Marshall Berthier staff officers had very specific uniforms with red jackets.
    This red colour was not current during french Empire because it was the colour of most of english uniforms.
    We are not sure to find again plume and plume holder as we used for this shako. Delivery time: more than 4 months

    1 055,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Empire officer hat, bare

    Woollen felt hat, bare.
    Height at the back : 31 cm. Height at the front : 27 cm.
    Total width : 54 cm.This model used to equip most notably general officers and marshals. It is available in all standard sizes, please allow possible delays in case of stock shortage.

    235,00 €

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  • Officer's shako, silver braid

    This is a 1812 model of shako for officers, it's characterised by its embroidered chinscales and its underlined plate also silver-plated.
    We now replaced the cockade by the embroidered one on last picture.

    510,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shako for officer, 5th hussar

    We cannot supply metallic cockades anymore.
    We replace them by embroidered cockade (blue, red, silver)..

    630,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shako of baron rouillard de beauval

    Made from baron Rouillard de Beauval shako, kept in musée de l'Empéri.
    He was chef de bataillon in flanqueurs chasseurs de la garde, it is the reason why he has bocettes wityh horns, during battle of Montmirail. Deeply injuried at the end of the battle, seeing the Emperor he shouted "vive l'Empereur" and was immediately promoted as baron (source: Vincent Bourgeot).

    820,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Tubular "shako rouleau" of chef d'escadron desbats during waterloo battle

    Described in book: "Les trésors de l'Empéri" page 223.

    670,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Shako"officier superieur de la jeune garde"

    Embroidered braid copied on a shako from musée de l'Empéri, showed in "Les Trésors de l'Empéri", Editions de la revue Napoléon, page 155.
    Other parts of shako are copied on another shako page 102.
    We now replaced the cockade by the embroidered one on last picture.

    965,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Mirliton of french hussard de la mort...and others

    Mirliton was used before and during revolution in light cavalry, and was progressively replaced by shako.

    455,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Un peu d'histoire: cavalerie légère, du mirliton au kepi, 2 siecles de mode militaire.

    A l'aube de la révolution, les cavaliers légers portent une coiffe en forme de cône se rétrécissant vers le haut: le MIRLITON. Cette coiffe va subir de nombreuses évolutions pour aboutir au képi actuel. Nous vous offrons l'opportunité d'acquérir des copies de ces différentes coiffes. Certaines ont été produites par C. Colmont, d'où leur présence dans cette rubrique, d'autres ne proviennent pas forcément de sa création, c'est le cas du mirliton.

    For price quote, contact us

    No information on delivery time


  • Confederatka

    Very particular hat appreciated by polish officers, less heavy than shapska, it is also round on bottom and square on top.
    Fur is astrakan in one case, fox in other one.
    Indicate at the end of your order what colour you choose for cloth and embroideries, what uniform you will use with it, then we will propose you an assorted fur.

    370,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Cahouk for mamelouk

    Copied from musée de l'Emperi showed in book:
    "Les Trésors de L'Emperi" éditions de la revue Napoléon, page 118.
    Indicated price is for a bare hat, without plumes and brass accessories.

    340,00 €

    12 to 16' delivery time

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  • Big felt hat, BLACK OR BROWN, to make bicorns, "chouans" hats...etc POUR REALISER BICORNES EMPIRE, CHAPEAUX DE CHOUANS, ETC.

    Make your musketeer's hat in 5 minutes!

    Ingredients: a flexible hat, two feathers (peacock's at the moment), a needle and thread.

    Stage 1: take your flexible hat (big wide-brimmed hat)

    Stage 2: roll one of the edges of the hat and fix with a stitch.

    Stage 3: sew feathers, then pull down(reduce) the other edge of the hat and fix with a third and last stitch.


    Your hat is ready!

    67,00 €

    In stock, shipped within 24 to 72 hrs

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  • Tricornes, from 55 to 62

    You can choose to have it with no braid on border, or with gold or silver braid.
    Braid can be slightly different of the one on pictures, but at least as large as you can see it.


    From 67,00 €

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  • Murat hat during battle of Smolensk, we can do it again!

    Excentric hat as Murat appreciated.
    White feathers on black felt

    For price quote, contact us

    3 to 6 months' delivery time


  • Bicorne de grenadier

    Unusual mix of red and orange/aurore color.

    We have added the option "strap under the chin" button is included.

    From 330,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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  • Fatigue cap french hussard de la mort

    Black wool with white braid.

    169,00 €

    8 to 12' delivery time

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