Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Death's Head 2nd Life Hussars Light Cavalry Bearskin Busby

Original Item: Only One Available. Here we have a fantastic Imperial German Death's Head 2nd Life Hussars Regimental Busby or Pelzmütze (Fur Cap), intended for EM/NCO's or Mannschaften "Other Ranks" soldiers. Busby is of course the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó ("fur shako") or kucsma, a military head-dress made of fur, originally worn by Hungarian hussars. In its original Hungarian form the busby was a cylindrical fur cap, having a bag of colored cloth hanging from the top. The end of this bag was attached to the right shoulder as a defense against sabre cuts. After this the size and design were scaled down, and they became much more for looks than for actual protection. This example is very similar to the British Busby used by Hussars, but is definitely German. The exterior bearskin wrap shows it's 100+ year age and the helmet comes with its white slouch bag hanging over the right ear. On the front is a massive Death's Head (Totenkopf) helmet plate in white metal, only