WW1 French 6th Engineer Regiment Officers Kepi

A WW1 period Paris tailor made French engineers Kepi to an officer of the 6th Engineer regiment who were in action during the Battle of the Marne in 1914.
This kepi is in the black colour of engineers with gold braiding denoting rank of second Lieutenant. The gold braided Hungarian knot to crown is of the short looped WW1 pattern which changed to a distinctive more elongated pattern in 1919. This kepi is of the 'Polo' style popular with younger officers in 1914 & in the years immediately preceding it ( From 1910). The officers gold chinstrap to front has engineers 'Cuirass' gilted officer buttons to each side.
A wonderful item of French headdress of the early WW1 period in overall excellent condition with some of the usual hardly detracting moth tracking to crown.

The French 6th Engineer Regiment was actively involved at the following famous battles :

1914: The Marne
1916 : Verdun
1917: L'Aisne
1918 : Champagne

Code: 9998