"And the old people often said:" they wear a hat not for warmth, but for honor, " recalls Lechi Garsaev
All Praporchik Papakhas are hand crafted by family of kozak (Tatars).
This model:
-Orginal black Astrakhan sheep fur (real fur). -Size approx 11cm height. -Kubanka top tailored in the hat. -Cross on top, representing Orthodoxy. -High thick & heavy quality. Made to last not a touristic prop. -Size: male.
Papakhas often are gifted, or rewarded. By Military commander, a father, a priest and or village eldest.
Since beginning strongly connected to the ortodox Church & military and cannot be seperated. It's not a hat, it's a culture.
Passed from Father to son, one has to be a man to wear one and a man cannot be without.
В каждом доме казака висит икона и его папаха.
The hat of the Kuban and Terek Cossacks was low. In fact, it was the well-known "Kubanka" hat, which was also called the "Ossetian" papakha. At the same time, the hat of the Kuban Cossacks had a red cloth top, and the Terek Cossacks had a blue one.
Used by both sides with many families in most european and asian wars from 1600 till modern times.
