Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako Antique Long Guns This one was made by

This one was made by the German WW2 Military Contractor JUNGHANS and is maker marked on the watch face

There is also a nickel plated square Gun Oil bottle with screw top with dipper

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The scabbard of this example still has a  good black enamel finish

Original French Third Republic Model 1872 Shako Antique Long Guns This one was made byOriginal 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