France. 1857-65 Model 1851 Enlisted Ranks kepi for the 4th Light Cavalry Regiment. Dated April 1857. Crimson wool-cloth body with light blue band & piping to crown & body. Crimson number '4' to centre front. Leather 'duck-bill' visor. Leather sweatband & crown. Disc with date '4/57' & issue # '8306'. Note the 4th were serving on the Mexican Border from c/1858-1865 & wore this pattern shako in the field. Minor fade & wear, crazing to visor finish. gVF. A scarce, early enlisted man's kepi. Comp &

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