WW1 French 133rd Infantry Regiment Officers Kepi - Early 1914 Battles

***In 1914 the 133rd French Infantry regiment were in frontier defensive actions at Alsace, Vosges , Saulcy-sur-Meurthe with nearly two thousand men out of action in 10 days ***

An early WW1 French Kepi of the 133rd Infantry Regiment in the Polo style often preferred by younger officers in the August 1914 period.
In the black & red colour originating from the 1880s these were still being worn in the field by French officers during the early frontier battles against the invading Imperial German Army. Kepi has Hungarian knot to top of crown signifying officer rank with two gold rank braids for rank of captain. The gold regimental numerals were dropped after WW1 & not worn at all by officers at Brigade Level. Both chinstrap buttons have the flaming grenade of infantry. Interior is in black satin with high leather sweatband & wear to its entirety .
As with most of these articles & due to their plush wool content & age there is some very minor moth to the rear of the cap with two holes not detracting ( See images ) .

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