Austria, Empire. An Officer's Shako Plume, C.1910 Auction A rounded medal constructed of

A rounded medal constructed of nickel

along with the actual stamped and postmarked 227 mm (w) x 104 mm (h) envelope that the letter came in

An excellent example of top quality and condition

Dido out of Portsmouth and retired nine months later

Austria, Empire. An Officer's Shako Plume, C.1910 Auction A rounded medal constructed ofPlume in a bright white horsehair wrapped around a stiff white core that is wrapped in white feathers, the horsehair very smooth and fine to the touch, with a white synthetic ring affixed by a thin twisted wire support that emerges from underneath a three level feathered skirt at the base, the feathers in red, white and blue, the feathered skirt butting a large knot composed of twenty four rows of rolled gold coloured bullion wire wrapped around a