UNIFORMS. Fireman's musician's tunic in black herringbone fabric piped with scarlet, small straight collar decorated with embroidered grenades in scarlet thread on black velvet, tricolour braid of the function, breast pockets, pewter half-spherical buttons with "pyre" motif marked "sapeurs-pompiers", tricolour sleeve braid, piped black velvet tabs. 3rd Republic period. ABE