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Old 23-03-20, 05:41 PM
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Came across this rather tatty but lovely West Point piece in an antique/bric-a-brac shop and thought of sharing.

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very nice

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That USMA Cadet Shako dates from the 1920s or 30s. There was a fitting on the top front which held a black plume.
If you are in Malta, I cant imagine imagine how it ever got there!

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Old 26-03-20, 11:03 AM
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The only similar item I have, I think the plate is for an army bandsman (also worn by civilian marching bands?)
It's got some age to it.
I should get around to getting a plume etc for it.
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Old 26-03-20, 10:35 PM
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That USMA Cadet Shako dates from the 1920s or 30s. There was a fitting on the top front which held a black plume.
If you are in Malta, I cant imagine imagine how it ever got there!

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Me too CB! And I did ask the shop owner. I was told that it came from an American, who moved to Malta years back. Besides this Shako, there was other small American militaria including swagger sticks believed to be trench-art. However I did not see the rest! Once this mess is over, I'll go back and get some more images if interested.

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Old 27-03-20, 12:42 AM
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The only similar item I have, I think the plate is for an army bandsman (also worn by civilian marching bands?)
It's got some age to it.
I should get around to getting a plume etc for it.
That Shako is 19th century and may be for a military school, but not the USMA.

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Old 27-03-20, 06:30 AM
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Thanks for that info, I bought it because it had some age to it and appeared to have a link to the military rather than be a civilian shako. I did a little internet "research" re. the period of use of the design of logo, DeMoulin had a useful website at the time, it appears to have been superceeded by one that's more of a list of modern products for sale.
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Old 05-04-20, 03:24 PM
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A more modern West Point shako and a Citadel Military Academy shako currently for sale on eBay
(Ihave no connection to the sales).
I note that the chains are of a different style ("belcher"?) rather than the flat rings that I thought was the norm.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202956024637

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202956024602
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