COIFFURES. Engineer lieutenant-colonel's full dress kepi in fine black cloth, gilt soutaches, gilt brass breastplate and full dress headpiece with silk tricolour cockade, gilt false chinstrap and leather chinstrap with gilt fillets, embossed brass breastplate buttons, black silk inner headpiece marked HUG ainé tailor in Versailles, black leather headband, size 57/58. Circa 1900-1910. 2 or 3 small holes on the cap. BE This kepi belonged to Lieutenant-Colonel Léon L'HUILLIER born in 1843 in Nancy, whose 1st communion certificate is attached. Lieutenant in the 1st Engineers in 1870, he fought at Sedan and then in the 2nd Loire Army, captain in the 3rd Engineers in 1882, battalion commander in 1885, he was director of the Engineers at La Rochelle, Châlons and then La Fère with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1897.