Jim Keller's Military Accoutrements
Contact: Email is the best way using the Email address above.
When Ordering:
· For a shako or hat, I will need the circumference of your head just above the ears.
· For belting, I typically need an idea of height & waist. For a shako or hat, I will need the circumference of your head just above the ears.
· Prices as of November 2024 subject to change without notice.
· Please note: Prices are in US Dollars, for Canadian prices add 25% plus HST
· Plumes
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Custom made tufts are available for shako decoration. I need to know exact description and the stem arrangement desired. These are handmade with 100 percent wool and hand trimmed. Typical price is about $32.00 but can be slightly more expensive for brass base ones or larger ones. Examples of past orders are shown in several pictures. |
Mexican Tufts
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Custom made plumes can be made to order. I have easy access to white, red, Kelly green, and black feathers to make whatever plume is desired. Other colours are possible. Typical price is around $35.00 but may be higher depending on the size ordered. Stem information is also required, (length, single or double wire, brass base etc.)
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These rosettes are pressed leather and hand cut. While the standard colour for British was black, they can be ordered any colour. War of 1812 British shakos had a 2 inch leather rosette at the base of the plume. American shakos tended to have 3 or 4 inch rosettes and officers often had a cockade. Stacked rosettes were seen in later years. Hand carved spiral rosettes were seen as rare examples. |
2 inch rosette: $5.00 |
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Wool Belgic shako cords as well as gold bullion tassels are available. Cords can be re-knotted to fit other various designs in shako cords such as light infantry or American shako cords. |
White wool cords: $40.00 Green wool cords: $40.00 Yellow wool cords: $40.00 Red/Gold cords: $40.00 Blue/Gold cords: $40.00 Silver cords: $40.00 Pair of Gold Bullion Tassels: $25.00 Pair of Gold bullion with red wool core Tassels: $30.00 |
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The water bottle is made from stretched leather, water proofed using beeswax, and double stitched. A wood cork finished off the design. Different shapes can be accommodated. Smaller bottles were used to carry other items such as powder. The one on the left holds about a liter of water. |
Leather Water Bottle: $70.00 |
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These are made from light oil cotton cloth and sewn so they easily can be added or removed. A draw string keeps them snug on the shako and a split allows them to keep the tuft on the shako if desired. Please specify for which shako that it is for, (stovepipe or Belgic). Shako Foul Weather Cover: $35.00 |
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