"Plate Of Shako From The 50th Line Infantry Fusiliers Regiment, Type 1812, First Empire"
SHAKO PLATE OF THE 50th LINE INFANTRY FUSILIER REGIMENT, type 1812, First Empire. Plate (or crest) affixed to the front, it is in stamped brass representing a crowned imperial eagle holding in its claws the spindle of Jupiter placed on a base whose center is stamped in relief with the number "50", and framed by two heads of lion with foliage branches and ridged and studded lower molding, H 11.8 cm, width 10.5 cm. France. First Empire. Very good state of conservation.