A VERY ATTRACTIVE POST 1876 PATTERN FRENCH LINE INFANTRY CHEF DE BRIGADE (MAJOR) RANK KEPI. THE STYLE HAS SIMILARITY TO SECOND EMPIRE BUT THE ROUNDED PEAK MAKES THIS BELL EPOQUE ERA UP TO WW1. THE REGT NUMBER 71 IS EMBROIDERED IN WIRE THREAD TO THE FRONT . INSIDE HAS A PAIS MAKERS LABEL ON SILK LINING.