Original Imperial Russian WWI Don Cossack Officer Papakha Kubanka Wool Hat with Cockade U.S. Edged Weapons A royal crown pommel escutcheon

A royal crown pommel escutcheon above a royal crown over what appears to be an "M

This Paramarine patch is the smaller variation measuring 2 7/8" X 2 3/8" embroidered on light blue wool felt with a blue border and five stars surrounding a red diamond with a white parachute

The aluminized paint on the gorget and chain is intact

This period of numerous rejections and disinterest

Years of Manufacture: 1878 to 1882

Original Imperial Russian WWI Don Cossack Officer Papakha Kubanka Wool Hat with Cockade U.S. Edged Weapons A royal crown pommel escutcheonOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Russian Papakha (Russian: ), also known as astrakhan peruk in English, is a wool hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. The word papakha is of Turkic origin (papak). In Azerbaijani, papaq literally translates to hat. There are two different Russian papakhas. One, called a papaha, is a high fur hat, usually made of karakul sheep skin. The hat has the