Original French WWI Model 1886 Pharmaceutical Corps Officer Private Purchase Kepi Multi Nation Flags over SPRINGFIELD

over SPRINGFIELD

The ferrule is intact

Although Allied military leaders wanted to keep the (female) nurses far from danger

which began over 100 years ago now

A less complete example of this incredibly rare busby can be found in the collection of the New York Historical Society located at this link

Original French WWI Model 1886 Pharmaceutical Corps Officer Private Purchase Kepi Multi Nation Flags over SPRINGFIELDOriginal Item: Only One Available. The kepi is a cap with a flat circular top and a peak, or visor. In English, the term is a loanword of French: kpi, itself a re spelled version of the Alemannic German: Kppi, a diminutive form of Kappe, meaning "cap". In Europe, this headgear is most commonly associated with French military and police uniforms, though versions of it were widely worn by other armies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In