French WWI Era Military & Civil Headgear Mixed Lot: 3 Kepis, Cuirassier Helmet, & Officer's Sidecap

French WWI Era Military & Civil Headgear Mixed Lot: 3 Kepis, Cuirassier Helmet, & Officer's Sidecap

French Engineer Officer's polo pattern kepi has bullion chinstrap and Lieutenant's quatrefoil on the crown, obverse has "31" regimental numerals, and the sides have Engineer buttons.  Interior has a nice black silk lining and black leather sweatband with ribbon adjustment.  Second kepi is of dark blue wool with black wool velvet band, trimmed in bullion cord with black polished cotton lining and black leather sweatband.  Shows signs of a chinstrap and side buttons once being installed but those are no longer present.  Third kepi is of dark blue wool with red soutache trim, has French telegraph section side buttons and one in the center of a small cockade on the front.  Interior has a Paris uniform shop tradmark embossed in the crown lining.  Soft headgear also includes a private purchase horizon blue wool sidecap with silver bullion rank insignia in the front; interior has brown leather sweatband and very nice light and dark striped lavender silk crown lining. 

Model 1874 Cuirassier or Dragoon helmet has steel body with dark age toned finish, brass fittings throughout including; frontplate with flaming bomb insignia flanked by laurel leaves, high comb with Medusa head crest, with damage in this area exposing some poorly soldered  seams or poorly executed repairs.  Black horse hair plume has been cropped to about one inch in length.  A feather plume socket is on the left side,  side lug chinscale attachments and chinscales are lacking. Reverse of the exterior  size "55".  Interior has heavily worn leather liner and leather lined front visor. 

$200 - $400