France French Kepi for a Colonel - date?

[JensF.]

Hi,

I just got this french Kepi for a Colonel of infantry regiment 80. Any idea about its date? WW1 and before, is it original and what could be a "normal" price for it? Thanks!

[JensF.]

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[JensF.]

Nobody knows something about this item?

[Guest Rick Research]

It certainly looks OLD to me, but I haven't seen any in 30 years. I believe the height of the red part indicates a "to WW1" vintage model, but can't find anything specific.

[JensF.]

Thanks Rick. This Kepi seems to be pre WW1 but was still in use during WW1. However not directly at the frontline. You would beg for a headshot with this one... Anybody knows more about it?

[Djedj]

Here is some refs for the colors would according to the "arme" :

http://www.military-photos.com/pregen.htm

This tall pattern of k?pi was known as "k?pi-foulard" ; the specifically tall pattern was fashionable for some time and some generals really objected that...as they later objected the very small k?pis that became fashionable in turn.

It's definitely a pre-WWI pattern, though I'm not knowledgable enough to ascertain the exact timeframe ; looks 1900ish though.

[JensF.]

Merci monsieur.