LOT# 15078. Bashlyk (hood) officers' Russian Imperial Armies Mod. -1881 y. Material: Camel wool. Color: light brown. Cond. good, darning,there are defects, traces of moth. All in all a very and usable !!! Please see photo.
P.S. (Turk. headgear) - cloth peaked hood that you wear in bad weather over any headgear for protection from cold, rain and heat of the sun. In the Russian troops, he was introduced in 1862 and during the war of 1877-78. was so appropriate that was tested in Western European. For example, in 1881 the entire squad of French troops sent to Tunisia, was equipped with a hood.