France, Third Republic (1870-1940). - Lot 180

France, Third Republic (1870-1940). Military school uniform (?) (to be identified). - Képi foulard , circa 1900. Soft shell, cap and turban in black woollen cloth with white cord piping. Headband in petroleum-blue wool and white cotton embroidered flaming grenade on front. Black patent leather chinstrap with slide, held in place by two small nickel-plated metal buttons. Black satinette inner cap and black leather sweatband, silvered hatmaker's mark "AUX AMIS DU COLLEGE SCHREDER LECONGE & WULLMANN Succ 2 Rue du Renard PARIS". Black patent leather visor, lined with green morocco. Complete. Worn. (wear from use, chinstrap damaged, good condition). - Tunic type 1893/10. In black wool cloth, fastened vertically with nine domed nickel-plated uniform buttons. One pocket on the left breast with pointed flap, closing with a curved nickel-plated uniform button. Straight collar in petrol-blue wool with black piping and collar tabs in ground cloth, each embroidered with a white cotton flaming grenade. Shoulder tabs in black goat hair clover. Quilted black sateen inner lining. At the bottom of the sleeves, black piped petrol-blue woollen cloth facing tabs with three nickel-plated metal buttons. Worn. (wear and tear, good condition).