1ST CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR'S FOOT GUARD SHAKO

Rare shako 100th anniversary 1771 - 1871. Pressed felt body with brass chin scale and short leather front bill. Metal front plate with applied transfer featuring the guard's Qui Tran Stulit Sustinet motto. The shako is adorned with a fur top, red feather hackle on the wearer's left side and red plume on the right side. The shako is complete with a seven-finger leather liner.