Lot no. 223
COIFFURES. Model 1884 prisoner of war kepi in madder-coloured cloth with dark blue headband and cord, front number of the 161st RI (ST Mihiel) from a model 1877 capote, sewn-back visor formerly made from a nape-cap recovered from a spiked helmet, ventilation eyelet holes filled in, chinstrap with slides, brass buttons. BE This type of "patched" kepi can be seen in photos of prisoners in stalag in 1914.
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