A RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PARADE BUSBY HAT OF AN OFFICER OF THE LIFE-GUARDS 6TH DON COSSACK HORSE ARTILLERY BATTERY, 1909 PATTERN
of cylindrical form, the black fleece body draped on the right side with a red wool bag, surmounted on the left with a white horsehair plume, the front mounted with the Order of Saint Andrew over a gilt-brass plaque of crossed cannons, ornamented on the front and back with twisted silver cord podvesa terminating in barrel-shaped tassels, fitted along the base with a black leather chinstrap, the inside lined with red silk and brown leather sweatband, 40.6 cm (16 in.)