Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns in several different chamberings

in several different chamberings

The parachute itself consists of a silken (or substitute material) canopy made up of a certain number of panels

7-1/2" barrel

though it looks like it was arsenal refinished at some point

as per the provenance we received with it:

Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns in several different chamberingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Victorian Era Officers astrakhan karakul cap. A Karakul hat, sometimes spelled as Qaraqul hat, also called Uzbek hat and Jinnah Cap is a hat made from the fur of the Qaraqul breed of sheep. Karakul directly translates to black fur in the Uzbek language and the hat originally comes from Bukhara. The fur from which it is made is referred to as Astrakhan, broadtail, qaraqulcha, or Persian lamb. The hat