France Army Headdress

French Shako From The Ecole Speciale Militaire (ESM)

This is a full dress shako of a Eelve Officer (student officer) from the Ecole Speciale Militaire (ESM)

Saint-Cyr, this is the premier French officers school and the equivalent of: Sandhurst Military Collage(UK) West Point Military Academy (USA)

French Infantry Sergeants Kepi

France Kepi Infantry Sgt ADL (Front Left)

This is a Infantry Sergeant - Sergeant-Chef’s Kepi, the gold chin strap and gold buttons denote that the wearer is in a non Cavalry unit, all French Cavalry units use silver accoutrement’s on there head-dress and uniforms, the badge is that of the Infantry and the gold band around the brim of the kepi denotes *(ADL) that the wearer has completed his term of national service, and is now a regular army serviceman.

* (ADL= Apres la Duree Legale) *

Sergeant of the 13e Regiment Dragoons d’Parachutiste

This is a Sergeant-Sergeant-Chef’s Kepi of the 13e Regiment Dragoons d’Parachutiste, they are a cavalry unit so as mentioned above use silver rather than gold as the branch of service colour’s, a kepi issued to any rank below corporal would have a plain black chin strap and a white woven grenade badge. the pale blue body and madder red top colour’s of the kepi help identify it as Dragoons.

France Kepi 13e Regt Dragoon Parachutiste Sergeant (Front Riight)

Kepi of the French Gendarmerie (departmental)
	This is a NCO’s Kepi of the French Gendarmerie departmental *(ADL) probably the best known kepi in France apart from the kepi blanc. The French national serviceman can opt to do his service as a Gendarme (police officer) or Pompier (fire fighter) rather than a soldier, sailor, or airman