German, Franco-Prussian Era, Landwehr Cabinet Card, 1860 Shakos
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $35.00

Original period manufacture. A cabinet card image of three members of the Prussian Landwehr enjoying a beer. On the floor next to the figure on the left is a knapsack with messkit, and a Landwehr shako bearing the distinctive wappen of that formation. Just below the seated figures feet, lies a Needle Gun, with an additional shako beneath the chair of the seated right-side figure, and a third shako can be seenat the base of the table.No photographers backmark.