Original French Franco Prussian War Era 2nd Empire Pattern 1852 5th Regiment Shako Képi German Holsters and recoil buffer

and recoil buffer

Certainly could be restored but also could be displayed as is

as members of the military definitely wanted to be able to still display their military achievements

All items are in lovely condition and comes more than ready for further research and display

Original French Franco Prussian War Era 2nd Empire Pattern 1852 5th Regiment Shako Képi German Holsters and recoil bufferOriginal 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