| Model 1899 Preußen Jäger Officer's Tschako |
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Model 1899 Preußen Jäger Officer's Tschako. Officer Tschako were privately purchased and subsequently were of a much higher quality than the issued Tschako.
The most noticeable external differences between a privately purchased officer's Tschako and an issued Tschako, are that the officer's Tschako has flat brass chinscales, is covered in a fine, black wool, the Wappen (front plate) is very high quality with voided crowns, and a bullion embroidered Feldzeichen is carried on top.
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| A view of the Preußen Jäger officer pattern Tschako Wappen (front plate). The Wappen is much smaller than a line Eagle Wappen, measuring only 94 mm from the tail feathers to the crown. This is a particularly beautiful little Wappen, with superb details to the stamping and polished highlights on the gilding. |
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 | A view of the rear profile of this example. | |
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| A view of the side profile of this example. The Tschako has an air vent on either side, and as with all Tschako after 1897, carries only the Reich's Kokarde on the right side. |
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 | The liner of this Preußen Jäger officer's Tschako is essentially identical to a Foot-Troops Pickelhaube, with internal leather sweatband and silk skull-cap. | |
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| A close-up of the 57 1/2 size tag inside the skull. Unfortunately, the stamped manufacturer's mark is illegible.
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 | This Tschako is accompanied by a storage case, similar to a standard Pickelhaube case, but oval and considerably shorter. | |
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| The storage box is lined in silk. Note that the Feldzeichen is not intended to be mounted when the Tschako is being stored.. |  | |
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 Photo used with the kind permission of
Stephen Case-Pall | A 1915 dated photo of Lt. Paul Schaff wearing the officer's Tschako. |
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| The matching Tschako and Überrock for a Major in Lauenburgisches Jäger-Batl.Nr.9. To see the Überrock click Here. |  |
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