Original Second French Empire Pattern 1852 Infantry Chasseurs Képi - Chasseurs à pied Receiver The bore is in good

The bore is in good condition

and extremely hard to find

possibly because of a damaged rear sight

on the steel throat

Submerged Endurance

Original Second French Empire Pattern 1852 Infantry Chasseurs Képi - Chasseurs à pied Receiver The bore is in goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. The kepi is a military styled headdress with a cylindrical form, a flat circular top, and a visor. It was commonly worn by the French Army but was also adopted by various other countries, including America. In 1852, the first proper model of the kepi had a square visor. This slightly oversized visor was referred to as bec de canard (duckbill). This model had no chinstrap, but later designs had chinstraps, smaller