CAPTAIN OF LANCERS KEPI, Second Empire. 26948
Madder cloth headdress, H 4 cm at the front. Blue cloth headband, H 3.5 cm, decorated on the front with two spears with flames crossed and tied together with a ribbon, badge embroidered in silver threads and cannetilles on a black cloth background (H 3 cm, width 7.4 cm). Braids in flat silver braids, three braids are sewn horizontally above the headband indicating the rank, two braids are sewn vertically at the front, at the back and on each side of the headdress, cap edged with a braid and its center garnished with a Hungarian knot composed of a flat braid. False chinstrap in silver trimmings, half-spherical buttons in silver metal. Square visor in black patent leather, lined with a green waxed sheepskin, lined with a folded leather band astride the outer edge. Inner headdress composed of a black waxed leather headband topped with a black canvas headdress.
France.
Second Empire.
Very good condition, some moth licks, small gaps in the visor edge.
Reference :
26948