What is "shakoes"

Usage examples of "shakoes".

They threw away their packs, muskets and shakoes as they fought and scrambled for the coins.

As the French column came closer and the threat of its drums louder, the bread was abandoned beside the upturned shakoes that served as cartridge holders.

The brass badges on their shakoes reflected the sun but the faces beneath the brilliance were expressionless.

The men were pulling their uniforms into shape, brushing the worst dirt off their jackets, punching their shakoes into shape.