Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns a compass was always stored

a compass was always stored in each lifeboat in the event you needed to use the lifeboat and

and these were different for every branch

7-1/2" barrel

as per the provenance we received with it:

It was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Paul W

Original Victorian Era Officer Astrakhan Karakul Hat by Samuel Brothers Ltd Military Flare Guns a compass was always storedOriginal 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