As you can see from my previous post, I really want/need an 1812 Shako. Last weekend at the reenactment of the 199th siege of Fort Meigs I got my shako! The plate is the 1812, "RR" (Regiment of Riflemen) plate. the plume is 6" tall of cut feathers. The cocade is 4", plain center with a brass eagle, peculiar to the rifles. The plate and cockade were made by Dave Canan of Pickaway Plains traders of Circleville, OH. The shako was made by Marty Land of Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, OH. I do not think that the brass ferrule at the base of the plume is accurate, and I plan to remove it. I am also going to pick up my braided shako cord soon. Here are some pics:
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