Shako

Shako (Hungarian Csákó, peaked cap), a tall military cap, either cylindrical or conical, wider or narrower at the top, first introduced in France in 1806 to replace the bicorne, and eventually adopted by the armed forces of many other nations. During the reign of Frederic William IV, the Prussian shako was replaced by the Pickelhaube helmet; the Austrian army adopted a low round hat, and the French army introduced the kepi. German chasseurs, sharpshooters, signal troops, airship crews, and marines of the period wore a similarly shaped cap.

	English	Deutsch	Français	Italiano
a	plume	Stutz	plumet, aigrette
b	pompom	Puschel	pompon
c	disc	Kennscheibe	houppette, lentille
d	top	Deckel	tour, fond
e	lace	Besatz	galon
f	chevron	Steg	chevron
g	cockade	Kokarde	cocarde
h	cords	Behänge	cordelière, cordon
i	flounders	Spiegel	raquettes
k	bottom strap	Bund	bourdalou
l	peak, visor	Schirm	visière	visiera
m	chinscales, chinstrap	Schuppenketten	jugulaires
n	shako plate, badge	Beschlag, Blech	plaque
o	ferrule	Tulpe	douille
p	rosette, boss, rose	Rosette	rosette, bouton en rosace
p	tassel	Quaste	glands

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