REPRODUCTION BELLTOP SHAKOS
The BELLTOP SHAKO 1816-1844
Repromilitaria Belltop shakos are crafted to a high standard and follow the correct dimensions of the ornate British shako of the Regency period. There are 2 patterns to this design the first starting in 1816 through to 1828. It can be identified by a different style of shako plate than its later variety and often had a gold or silver lace to the top and bottom. The shako plume also changed over the period of the Belltop era. In the first pattern plumes reached an inordinate 12 inches in height. The first pattern shako also sported a small rear peak.
The second pattern shako introduced in 1829 is the one Repromilitaria has produced and its dimensions include a sunken leather top of 11 inches turned over the sides to a depth of 1 inch. There is a leather band stitched to the bottom of the shako. The peak extends 2 inches at its centre. The brass chinchain is supported by two rosettes with a crown over a lion motif or alternatively a rose on a plain background.
Officers 24th foot Belltop
This officers Bell top shako features a large brass universal star plate surmounted by a crown and with a smaller silver star plate superimposed upon it. To the centre of this is an oval leaf scroll with a green background and the Roman numerals XXIV. The Bell top follows all of the dimension mentioned above for the 1829 pattern shako and has a brass leather lined chin chain and rose shaped rosettes. The interior has a leather sweatband and an adjustable cloth bag. The shako has a Ball tuft in red and white held in a pierced brass leaf holder.
OFFICERS BELLTOP SHAKO ........ £180plus postage
Ordinary Ranks Belltop
This is the same as the Belltop reproduction shakos featured above but has a different shako plate which consists of the oval plate surrounded by oak and laurel wreath leaves and to the centre the number of the regiment of foot. The regiment figures are made in resin and applied to the brass plate. You can choose which regiment you require. The rest of the Belltop follows the same details as the others with chinchain and rosettes and a ball tuft to the top. The interior has a leather sweatband and cloth adjustable bag. There is an adjustable leather buckle to the rear.
ORDINARY RANK BELL TOP ...... £165
Officers Royal Marines Bell top
Repromilitaria features a Bell top shako of the Royal Marines which was the Royal Navy's infantry regiment. It is an officers bell top as it also features the larger crown and differs from the other shakos only in that it helmet plate is unique for that regiment. It consist of the brass universal plate topped by the crown and with a large silver anchor in the centre also containing the the scrolls with the latin inscriptions ' Per Mare Per Terram ' and the scroll with the word Gibraltar.
OFFICERS ROYAL MARINES BELL TOP ...... £195 plus postage
Ordinary Rank Belltop
This Repromilitaria Belltop of the 24th foot is made in the same way as the officers but differs in the type of helmet plate used for the ordinary soldier. The helmet plate consist of the brass universal star plate surmounted by the crown and with the numerals 24 in its inner circle. All other aspects are the same as the other shakos. It also differs from officers shako in having an upright worsted plume
ORDINARY RANK BELL TOP ..... OUT OF STOCK
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