Russia, Imperial. A 13Th Erivan Grenadier Regiment Caucasian Corps Officer’s Papakha GTRexclude showing wear of the wires

showing wear of the wires

the reverse is engraved 1941

entitled "Sword

The obverse features the image of a woolly mammoth with trees in the background

Russia, Imperial. A 13Th Erivan Grenadier Regiment Caucasian Corps Officer’s Papakha GTRexclude showing wear of the wires(). A rare and very well preserved 13th Erivan Grenadier Regiment Caucasian Corps Officers papakha, constructed of a pressed and reinforced wool shell. The exterior is fully lined along the side walls with a layer of thick black lambs wool. The crown is topped by a dome which rises approximately 5 cm from rim to apex, and which is fully lined with blue wool. A cross executed in red piping overlays the dome, with the centre inset by a brass stud