French WWI Artillery Officers Kepi, Captain
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $195.00

Original era manufacture. Fine quality, tall officers kepi in the rank of Captain I believe. Red wool top with a dark blue wool cap band. Gold wire decoration around the body of the hat, up the four sides, around the top edge with a quatrefoil at top.Black patent leather visor with a bound edge, simple gold brocade chinstrap secured by two brass buttons, decorated with crossed cannons and a bursting bomb. Gold wire embroidered bursting bomb on the front of the hat. Pale orange silk lining, with a brown leather sweatband displaying a Paris makers name in gold lettering.  There is a small moth bite on the front edge of the cap, and a larger hole (7 mm) on the top. The body is misshapen from storage, however the visor and sweatband are securely sewn.