Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns By the 1900 Boer War

By the 1900 Boer War field gear was pretty much all Khaki and the red uniforms and brass helmets were for Parade use only

on the second model it was attached to the frame by a hook on the fixed barrel

The brass "drag" on the bottom of the scabbard shows only minor denting

and these were different for every branch

It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Paul W

Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns By the 1900 Boer WarOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Victorian Era Officers astrakhan karakul cap. A Karakul hat, sometimes spelled as Qaraqul hat, also called Uzbek hat and Jinnah Cap is a hat made from the fur of the Qaraqul breed of sheep. Karakul directly translates to black fur in the Uzbek language and the hat originally comes from Bukhara. The fur from which it is made is referred to as Astrakhan, broadtail, qaraqulcha, or Persian lamb. The hat