Original Imperial Russian WWI Don Cossack Officer Papakha Kubanka Wool Hat with Cockade Spanish Flags This is an extremely rare

This is an extremely rare very early production (1894-1895) Krag M1892 Rifle

Following the Second Boer War

Year of Manufacture: early 1862

and 16th Horse Regiments now serving as motorized rifle troops

It bears original serial number 3722 / b on the barrel jacket

Original Imperial Russian WWI Don Cossack Officer Papakha Kubanka Wool Hat with Cockade Spanish Flags This is an extremely rareOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Russian Papakha (Russian: ), also known as astrakhan peruk in English, is a wool hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. The word papakha is of Turkic origin (papak). In Azerbaijani, papaq literally translates to hat. There are two different Russian papakhas. One, called a papaha, is a high fur hat, usually made of karakul sheep skin. The hat has the