French Army: Zouave bolero and vest, bolero model 1879, dark blue woollen cloth with scarlet trims, sleeves with red ranks and false armholes with bell buttons and gold trims, interior lined with khaki fabric, with its breastplate vest in blue woollen cloth with red trims, cotton canvas back, Ets Altairac military clothing stamps in Algiers, 4th Zouave reception commission stamp marked Algiers and dated 4 1880, and handsome 4th Zouave stamp, superb homogeneous ensemble, some wear, garments worn, a pair of white cotton gaiters, white buttons, all attached, France 3rd Republic period.

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