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Militaria: The French Army Through History. French Military Insignia

Militaria: The French Army Through History. French Military Insignia

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A 1874-style kepi made of madder-red cloth, with a

1171 - A 1874-style kepi made of madder-red cloth, with a dark blue band and blue piping. On the front is the brass infantry insignia, surmounted by a tricolor metal cockade and a madder-red tassel. A fawn-colored leather chin strap fastened by two gilded infantry buttons, the left end of which is damaged. An officer’s sweatband made of fine leather, gilded with a hot iron. Black leather visor lined with green morocco leather, partially unstitched at the rim. Black silk lining. Model 1874 kepi made o

Estimación

80 - 120 €

A beautiful oil painting on wood depicting a Frenc

1172 - A beautiful oil painting on wood depicting a French cuirassier on horseback. The artist’s signature is illegible. Old giltwood frame with some losses. Dated 1914. Dimensions 29.5 × 38.5 cm. Note some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. Fine oil painting on wood panel depicting a French cuirassier on horseback. The artist’s signature is illegible. Antique giltwood frame with some losses. Dated 1914. Dimensions 29.5 × 38.5 cm. Some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Polished steel helmet. Turban retaining its origin

1173 - Polished steel helmet. Turban retaining its original covering, with patches missing in the hair section. Short visor and neck guard edged with a brass band, both lined with leather showing signs of wear. Crest with two wings adorned with godrons, water leaves, and garlands. Mask embossed with a flaming pomegranate, surmounted by a Medusa head. Cover plate embossed with a relief mat pattern, beneath which lies a black horsehair mane. Features a brass aigrette. 1845-model leather chin strap, featu

Estimación

400 - 600 €

A rare African dress tunic worn by officers of the

1174 - A rare African dress tunic worn by officers of the Foreign Legion from 1845 to 1865. Made entirely of green “Legion” cloth, this color indicates that the garment belonged to the Second Foreign Legion or the First Foreign Regiment between 1855 and 1859. The commander’s braids are original, and the sleeves fasten with two rows of 18 small, smooth, gilded bell-shaped buttons. The lining is made of fine black cotton and features a wide leather strip reinforcing the area where the belt is worn.

Estimación

1000 - 1.200 €

Brass helmet, stamped on the back with “8 1871” an

1175 - Brass helmet, stamped on the back with “8 1871” and “9.” Sturdy leather turban covered with a band imitating panther skin, in the original regulation style. A few moth holes. Leather visor and neck guard, each edged with a folded strip of leather along the outer edge. Stamped brass crest. Brass crest ornament, complete with its black horsehair plume. Brass plume holder with a red plume and an olive-colored rear plume. Complete 1858-model chin strap. Black horsehair mane. Leather headpiec

Estimación

450 - 600 €

Tricolor silk square commemorating the manifesto o

1176 - Tricolor silk square commemorating the manifesto of the 363 Republican deputies, addressed to the nation on May 18, 1877. Dimensions: 42 × 41 cm. Bright colors, no tears, except for traces of thumbtacks at the corners. Tricolor silk square commemorating the manifesto of the 363 Republican deputies, addressed to the nation on May 18, 1877. Dimensions: 42 × 41 cm. Bright colors, with no snags except for pin marks at the corners.

Estimación

20 - 40 €

Painting on canvas depicting a charge by cuirassie

1177 - Painting on canvas depicting a charge by cuirassiers at Rezonville in 1870. Painting on canvas based on a work by Aimé Morot from 1886, depicting a battle between French and Prussian cuirassiers—a scene from the Battle of Rezonville on August 16, 1870. Canvas measuring 24 x 16 cm in its original frame with an explanatory label on the back. Good condition, with patina. Painting on canvas depicting a charge by cuirassiers at Rezonville in 1870. Painting on canvas based on a 1886 work by Aimé M

Estimación

300 - 400 €

Steel helmet. Visor and neck guard edged with a br

1178 - Steel helmet. Visor and neck guard edged with a brass band and lined with fine brown leather. Embossed brass front plate featuring a grenade motif. Brass crest with a Medusa head. Black horsehair mane with braid, replaced at a later date. Chin strap with leaf-shaped scales, mounted on velvet, fastened with a leather strap and secured to the helmet by rosettes embossed with leaves. Inner lining likely replaced. Tricolor plume with a gilded olive. Full red horsehair marmot. Note some wear and pati

Estimación

350 - 500 €

Portrait of an officer of the Voltigeurs of the Im

1179 - Portrait of an officer of the Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard. Oil on wood panel, 19 × 24 cm, depicting an officer of the Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard, likely a captain-adjutant major, wearing the Officer’s Cross of the Legion of Honor. Presented in its original frame; overall dimensions 41.5 × 36 cm. Signs of wear and a patina from use. Portrait of an officer of the Imperial Guard Voltigeurs. Oil on wooden panel measuring 19 × 24 cm, depicting an officer of the Imperial Guard Voltigeu

Estimación

400 - 500 €

Sword of a Major General of the Second Empire. Gil

1180 - Sword of a Major General of the Second Empire. Gilded bronze mount, chiseled guard featuring thunderbolts. Fixed front hilt, featuring a relief casting of an imperial eagle perched on thunderbolts, set against a background of bundles of flags, and adorned with three riveted silver stars. On the reverse of the hilt are two initials of the armorer, the second of which is a D, as well as the inscription “Certified Supplier to His Majesty the Emperor.” The counter-hilt is plain and swiveling. Ho

Estimación

800 - 1.000 €

Set of Adrian Model 1915 helmets. Includes a helme

1181 - Set of Adrian Model 1915 helmets. Includes a helmet bearing the Model 1915 insignia of the African troops, painted mustard yellow, without a liner, and with all the liner attachment tabs missing; a helmet painted horizon blue, with the Model 1915 infantry insignia, a chin strap present but dried out, and three rivets; and a helmet painted horizon blue, with the chasseurs insignia, one strap of which is damaged, two rivets, and a dried-out chin strap. Set of Model 1915 Adrian helmets. Includes a

Estimación

40 - 60 €

Lucidus field projector. French field projector be

1182 - Lucidus field projector. French field projector bearing, on one side, the manufacturer’s markings (Lucidus) as well as the inscriptions “Field Projector Service” and “Signal Light No. 14, Type A.” The cover has a small hole but retains all of its regulation blue interior paint. The closure mechanism is functional; the cable is severed. Lucidus field searchlight. French field searchlight bearing the Lucidus manufacturer’s markings on one side, together with the inscriptions “Service

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Set of Adrian helmets. Includes a Model 1915 helme

1183 - Set of Adrian helmets. Includes a Model 1915 helmet completely repainted in khaki, with the Model 1915 Medical Corps insignia, four visor plates, and a damaged chin strap; a Model 1915 repainted khaki, with the Model 1915 Engineer Corps insignia; a Model 1926 with an aluminum crest, a Model 1915 Infantry insignia (one tab of which is damaged), leather liner present but heavily worn and three missing clasps, and a Model 1926 from the Special Military School, with an aluminum crest, khaki paint, a

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Children’s ceremonial tunic. A tunic inspired by a

1184 - Children’s ceremonial tunic. A tunic inspired by a general staff tunic, made of fine sky-blue cloth. Black cloth collar tabs featuring the general staff insignia in cannetille. Fastened with four gilt staff officer’s buttons. Captain’s rank insignia at the bottom of each sleeve and a gray satin lining. A rare model. Child’s costume tunic. Tunic modeled after a staff officer’s tunic, made of fine sky-blue wool cloth. Black cloth collar patches bearing staff lightning bolt insignia in me

Estimación

40 - 60 €

1915 Model Adrian artillery helmet. Metal shell wi

1185 - 1915 Model Adrian artillery helmet. Metal shell with several layers of horizon blue paint. Artillery insignia showing some wear. Complete inner corrugated metal lining. Complete leather liner with its drawstring rear seam undone. Chin strap missing. Note some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. Model 1915 Adrian artillery helmet. Metal shell showing several layers of horizon blue paint. Artillery insignia with some looseness. Complete internal corrugated metal band. Complete leather lin

Estimación

50 - 80 €

World War I commemorative marker. Made of terracot

1186 - World War I commemorative marker. Made of terracotta, bearing the inscription “This marker contains a portion of sacred soil from France, 1914–1918, Alsace. Deposited.” Label from the Union des Gueules Cassees. Marker containing soil from Verdun. Note some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. First World War commemorative marker. Terracotta, bearing the inscription “This marker contains a portion of sacred soil from France, 1914–1918 Alsace. Deposited.” Label of the Union des

Estimación

20 - 40 €

1915 Adrian-model engineer's helmet. Metal shell w

1187 - 1915 Adrian-model engineer's helmet. Metal shell with several layers of horizon blue paint. Complete engineer's insignia, apparently originally attached. Complete leather chin strap. Corrugated metal shell present. Black leather liner lined with navy blue cloth, with its drawstring. Note some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. Model 1915 Adrian engineer helmet. Metal shell showing several layers of horizon blue paint. Complete engineer insignia, apparently originally attached. Complete

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Album of the Army Photographic Section, 1916. This

1188 - Album of the Army Photographic Section, 1916. This album contains 24 annotated photographs taken by the Army Photographic Section, all measuring 17 × 12 cm and captured during an inter-Allied meeting in 1916. They show, among other things, the Place Vendôme, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delegates to the conference, a British minister leaving the Hôtel Crillon on two occasions, Lloyd George, Albert Thomas, and General Pelle also leaving the Crillon, a British minister getting into a ca

Estimación

120 - 150 €

1915-model Adrian infantry helmet. Metal shell ret

1189 - 1915-model Adrian infantry helmet. Metal shell retaining approximately 70% of its horizon blue paint. Brass Great War plaque, not originally attached. Infantry insignia with some play. Complete leather chin strap. One rivet missing from the crest. Complete corrugated metal shell. Leather liner in very good condition, but the drawstring is missing. Note some wear and a patina on the piece. Condition II+. Model 1915 Adrian infantry helmet. Metal shell retaining approximately 70% of its horizon blu

Estimación

50 - 80 €

1912-model helmet for mounted police, for non-comm

1190 - 1912-model helmet for mounted police, for non-commissioned personnel. Consists of a helmet shell, a visor, a neck guard, a headband, two chin straps, a crest, a brush extending into a mane, and a plume holder. The helmet shell is made of brass sheet metal, stamped on the back with size 57 and the manufacturer’s name, Bernard Franck & Fils, in Aubervilliers. There is a dent below the size marking. The leather liner is complete with its drawstring. Nickel silver band stamped with a flaming p

Estimación

350 - 500 €

World War I painting on wood depicting Marshal Pét

1191 - World War I painting on wood depicting Marshal Pétain. A beautiful painting on wood showing mountain hunters and a machine-gun crew pulled by dogs. A portrait of Marshal Pétain is painted in the center. Metal gun mounted on a wood-effect support. Dimensions 18 × 47 cm. Note some wear and patina on the piece. Condition II+. First World War painting on wood depicting Marshal Pétain. Fine painting on wood showing mountain troops and a machine gun team pulled by dogs. Portrait of Marshal Pétain

Estimación

50 - 80 €

France, aviation. ETEVE Model 1913 airspeed indica

1192 - France, aviation. ETEVE Model 1913 airspeed indicator, with later restorations, particularly to the base mounting screws. Working condition not guaranteed. France, aviation. ETEVE Model 1913 airspeed indicator, with later restorations, particularly to the base mounting screws. Working condition not guaranteed.

Estimación

300 - 800 €

French Aviation. Aluminum military aeronautical ma

1193 - French Aviation. Aluminum military aeronautical map reader with a roll of linen-backed paper map covering the Brest area. Working condition not guaranteed. French Aviation. Aluminum military aeronautical map reader with a roll of linen-backed paper map covering the Brest area. Working condition not guaranteed.

Estimación

200 - 500 €

French aviation. Cockpit compass manufactured by V

1194 - French aviation. Cockpit compass manufactured by Vion in Paris, marked "Aeronautique Militaire," with its mounting system. Functionality not guaranteed. French aviation. Cockpit compass made by Vion in Paris, marked "Aeronautique Militaire," with its mounting system. Functionality not guaranteed.

Estimación

150 - 300 €

France Aviation. Peltret & Lafage altimeter, 2

1195 - France Aviation. Peltret & Lafage altimeter, 29 rue de Crimee, Paris, with leather protective case—back missing. Working condition not guaranteed. French aviation. Altimeter by Peltret & Lafage, 29 rue de Crimee, Paris, with leather protective case—back missing. Working condition not guaranteed.

Estimación

150 - 300 €

France Aviation. Aneroid barometer by L. Maxant, m

1196 - France Aviation. Aneroid barometer by L. Maxant, marked “Ministère de la Guerre,” in its square wooden case measuring 16 cm across and 9 cm high. The bottom of the box is detached. Working condition not guaranteed. French Aviation. Aneroid barometer by L. Maxant, marked “Ministère de la Guerre,” in a square wooden box measuring 16 cm across and 9 cm high. Bottom of box detached. Working condition not guaranteed.

Estimación

180 - 350 €

French Aviation. Horizon blue non-commissioned off

1197 - French Aviation. Horizon blue non-commissioned officer’s cap with black piping, featuring a sergeant’s rank insignia on one side and, on the right, a shooting star collar patch in gold bullion on a horizon blue background. Tailor-made, worn. Size 57–58. French Aviation. Horizon blue side cap for a noncommissioned officer, with black piping, a sergeant’s rank insignia on one side, and a gold bullion shooting star collar patch on a horizon blue background on the right. Tailor-made, worn. S

Estimación

70 - 150 €

French Aviation. Horizon blue enlisted man's side

1198 - French Aviation. Horizon blue enlisted man's side cap with orange piping, featuring a metal winged propeller badge on one side made of stamped brass and attached with a pin. Worn. Size 58. French Aviation. Horizon blue enlisted man’s side cap with orange piping and a pinned, stamped brass winged propeller badge. Worn. Size 58.

Estimación

50 - 100 €

France, 1914. Enlisted man’s blue-gray iron-colore

1199 - France, 1914. Enlisted man’s blue-gray iron-colored side cap with detached V-shaped sergeant’s rank insignia. Size approx. 56. France, 1914. Worn. Approximate size 56.

Estimación

40 - 80 €

French Aviation. Air Force airman’s sleeve badge c

1200 - French Aviation. Air Force airman’s sleeve badge consisting of three red and white sections mounted on a blue wool cloth background. Approx. 10 × 6.5 cm. Modern repairs to the propeller stitching. Worn. French Aviation. Airman’s sleeve badge consisting of three red and white sections mounted on blue wool cloth. Approximately 10 × 6.5 cm. Modern repairs to the propeller stitching. Worn.

Estimación

100 - 250 €

French Aviation. Embroidered sleeve badge for an a

1201 - French Aviation. Embroidered sleeve badge for an aviation non-commissioned officer, in red, white, and gold bullion on a blue wool cloth background. Approx. 11.5 × 6.5 cm. Worn, with areas missing from the blue cloth. French Aviation. Embroidered sleeve badge for an aviation NCO, in red, white, and gold bullion on blue wool cloth. Approximately 11.5 × 6.5 cm. Worn, with areas missing from the blue cloth.

Estimación

150 - 300 €

France Aviation. Unofficial aviation radio operato

1202 - France Aviation. Unofficial aviation radio operator's badge, embroidered in bullion on horizon blue cloth, featuring a propeller flanked by three lightning bolts on either side against a horizon blue background. Unofficial embroidered aviation radio operator’s badge in bullion on horizon blue cloth, depicting a propeller flanked by three lightning bolts on either side.

Estimación

80 - 200 €

French Aviation. Metal pilot's badge, 1916 pattern

1203 - French Aviation. Metal pilot's badge, 1916 pattern, numbered B 8153, corresponding to an award issued around late 1917.

Estimación

250 - 500 €

French Aviation. Metal pilot's badge, 1916 pattern

1204 - French Aviation. Metal pilot's badge, 1916 pattern, numbered B 13884 (the two loops on the back have been removed, probably for framing). The two loops on the reverse have been removed, probably for framing.

Estimación

80 - 180 €

French Aviation. Metal observer's badge, 1916 patt

1205 - French Aviation. Metal observer's badge, 1916 pattern, numbered B 3912.

Estimación

180 - 350 €

French Aviation. Metal aircrew badge, 1916 pattern

1206 - French Aviation. Metal aircrew badge, 1916 pattern, numbered B 4266.

Estimación

180 - 350 €

French Aviation. Military aviation personnel colla

1207 - French Aviation. Military aviation personnel collar patch, dark blue embroidery on an orange background with a shooting star, likely manufactured by Conchon Guinette in Clermont-Ferrand, French Aviation.

Estimación

50 - 120 €

France Aviation. Set of 5 pieces. Winged propeller

1208 - France Aviation. Set of 5 pieces. Winged propeller cap or jacket pin on a metal pin. Another on a gold tie pin. Aircraft silhouette on a gold-plated metal pin. Another red enamel badge bearing a white question mark associated with pilot Coste. Commercial pilot or observer badge attached to a 1920s-era pin featuring a metal-stamped shooting star imitating cannetille wire, extending from the left. French Aviation. A group of five pieces: a stamped metal winged propeller badge for a cap or jacket w

Estimación

70 - 180 €

French Aviation. Paper label from the War Ministry

1209 - French Aviation. Paper label from the War Ministry’s Aubervilliers fuel supply center, marked “ESSENCE POUR AVION” (aircraft fuel), referring to the entrenched camp of Paris. French aviation. Paper label from the War Ministry’s Aubervilliers fuel supply center, marked “ESSENCE POUR AVION” (aircraft fuel), referring to the entrenched camp of Paris.

Estimación

40 - 80 €

France Aviation. Set of 2 pieces. Engraved wooden

1210 - France Aviation. Set of 2 pieces. Engraved wooden pipe bowl depicting an aviation soldier (Poilu) EB BM105 ES118, part of the night bombing unit equipped with a Breguet-Michelin aircraft, featuring a bomb, a shooting star, an anchor, and a sailor’s cap. A Model 1881 nickel silver dog tag belonging to Corporal Lassimone, an engineer assigned during the war to the aeronautical division of the Michelin factories, with research notes. French Aviation. Two items: a wooden pipe bowl carved by an avi

Estimación

50 - 100 €

France Aviation. Army Commendation No. 344, dated

1211 - France Aviation. Army Commendation No. 344, dated October 12, 1918, from theSALM 18 Squadron—a very fine period gouache and ink piece, 60 × 36.5 cm, depicting a biplane and a pennant and listing the engagements in Belgium, Verdun, Aisne, Somme, and Champagne within a modern “French Aviation” frame. Army-level citation No. 344 of October 12, 1918, for Squadron SALM 18. Fine contemporary gouache and ink work, 60 × 36.5 cm, depicting a biplane and a pennant and listing operations in Belgium

Estimación

120 - 250 €

France Aerostation. Significant collection of memo

1212 - France Aerostation. Significant collection of memorabilia belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Jules Alfred NIVET of the Aerostation (1872–1950), commander of Aerostation Groups No. 29 and then No. 35 in the Army of the Orient between 1915 and 1917; certified as an aeronaut in 1913 and as a senior aeronaut in 1914. Frame containing his 1916-model aerostation observer’s certificate, numbered B 557, and his 8 decorations. Officer of the Legion of Honor, deluxe model with fillets and a three-part go

Estimación

700 - 1.500 €

French Naval Aviation. Set of 9 items belonging to

1213 - French Naval Aviation. Set of 9 items belonging to seaplane observer Joseph Garel, Class of 1914, who initially served in the Motorized Gun and Searchlight Units of the Marine Regiment until July 1916. He is listed there in April 1916 as a machine gunner and 37 mm gunner. He was assigned to the Army of the East from November 1916 to March 1918 with the Naval Aviation unit in Thessaloniki as a quartermaster, mechanic, and observer. He was **commended in December 1917 for the attack on a submarine

Estimación

700 - 1.500 €

France Aviation. Set of 2 items belonging to pilot

1214 - France Aviation. Set of 2 items belonging to pilot soldier Sylvain Brouard. Flight Log from the Chateauroux-Vineuil Military Aviation Center, which opened in June 1917; he received his pilot’s license on September 7, 1917, with 28 hours and 33 minutes of flight time. He transferred to the Army of the Orient, where he carried out numerous aerial reconnaissance missions. He was transferred to Escadrille 508 in Bulgaria and completed 134 hours of flight time. FAI Pilot Card dated December 3, 1917

Estimación

120 - 280 €

France Aviation. Set of 6 items belonging to athle

1215 - France Aviation. Set of 6 items belonging to athlete and aviator Georges Ventadour of Stade Nantais. Large photo (32 x 24 cm) decorated at the bottom with embroidered Allied flags. Three small photos taken at the hospital and one large one. A page from the newspaper Sporting featuring a photo of him. Georges Ventadour, born in 1897 in Sainte-Florine, Cantal, was seriously wounded in the head by an aerial bombardment in May 1917 while serving in the 88th Artillery Regiment. He was transferred i

Estimación

60 - 150 €

France Aviation. The personal effects of Lieutenan

1216 - France Aviation. The personal effects of Lieutenant Pilot Olivier Vachee, who was seconded from the 26th Dragoon Regiment to the Air Force in May 1916 and died on July 15, 1918, at the Ferme de Jonchery in the Marne. He was cited twice. Division commendation dated April 6, 1918. Commendation from September 1922 awarding the Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Honor posthumously on behalf of the 26th Dragoons. 21 photographs—portraits, aircraft, squadron life, and his grave—along with 3 negativ

Estimación

300 - 600 €

France Aviation. Set of 24 documents. 21 circulars

1217 - France Aviation. Set of 24 documents. 21 circulars from the 2nd Bureau and the Aeronautical General Headquarters dated between April 13, 1917, and May 1917. Instruction dated February 11, 1918, on the general organization of aviation in the armed forces, Volumes I and II, 1918. Instruction on the Use and Role of Artillery Aviators in Positional Warfare, dated February 10, 1917, Part 5. French Aviation. Twenty-four documents and twenty-one circulars issued by the Second Bureau and the Aeronautica

Estimación

50 - 120 €

France Aviation. Set of 3 technical manuals. 40-pa

1218 - France Aviation. Set of 3 technical manuals. 40-page technical manual on the Morane-Saulnier Type A1 aircraft, February 1918. 8-page booklet on the relative airspeed indicator, 1917. A 24-page booklet from January 1917 on the summary instruction manual for the Vickers Model 1909 machine gun, published by the Technical Section of the Military Aviation Branch. French Aviation. Three technical booklets: a 40-page technical file on the Morane-Saulnier Type A1 aircraft, an 8-page booklet from Februar

Estimación

50 - 120 €

France Aviation. Set of 6 booklets on military avi

1219 - France Aviation. Set of 6 booklets on military aviation and wireless telegraphy. Summary note on wireless telegraphy and wireless electrical communication devices in use in aviation and the infantry, November 8, 1916, in the 1918 edition. Manual for the SFR 1915 B3 model wireless telegraphy sets for aircraft. Manual for the TM No. 2 model loudspeaker. Manual for the L3 amplifier, February 1918. Note on wireless telegraphy (TSF), 1918. Summary catalog of wireless telegraph sets, June 1918, 60 pag

Estimación

50 - 120 €

French Aviation. Set of 3 booklets. A 22-page illu

1220 - French Aviation. Set of 3 booklets. A 22-page illustrated booklet dated May 1917 on field searchlight services and signaling equipment. Two booklets featuring silhouettes of French and German aircraft, one of which is missing its cover. French Aviation. Three booklets: a 22-page illustrated booklet dated May 1917 on field searchlight services and signaling equipment, and two booklets showing silhouettes of French and German aircraft, one of which is missing its cover.

Estimación

50 - 120 €

French Aviation. Set of 14 photographs and a milit

1221 - French Aviation. Set of 14 photographs and a military service booklet. Includes Squadron V20 in the Far East and 2 photographs of C226 at Hondschoote. Louis Pannetier, armorer at C220. War Cross presentation to mechanics and the service booklet of a driver with Aviation Park 101 from 1916 onward. French aviation. Fourteen photographs and a military service booklet, including Squadron V20 in the Orient, two photographs of the C226 at Hondschoote, armorer Louis Pannetier of C220, a War Cross prese

Estimación

50 - 90 €

France Aviation. Set of 21 photographs, including

1222 - France Aviation. Set of 21 photographs, including pilots with licenses and insignia. Some are labeled with names. French aviation. Twenty-one photographs, including pilots wearing qualification badges and insignia. Some are identified by name.

Estimación

60 - 150 €

French Aviation. Set of 18 photographs, mostly of

1223 - French Aviation. Set of 18 photographs, mostly of aircraft, including the Handley Page HP15 squadron insignia and a reconnaissance flight by the F25 in 1916. French Aviation. Eighteen photographs, mainly of aircraft, including the Handley Page HP15 squadron insignia and a reconnaissance flight by the F25 in 1916.

Estimación

40 - 100 €

France Aviation. Set of 23 photographs on the them

1224 - France Aviation. Set of 23 photographs on the theme of ballooning, including one of military kites. French aviation. Twenty-three photographs on ballooning, including one showing military kites.

Estimación

60 - 140 €

France Aviation. Set of 26 photos. 14 photos measu

1225 - France Aviation. Set of 26 photos. 14 photos measuring 6 × 10 cm, mounted on modern cardboard backing and captioned “Ochey 1917,” which is a town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.12 4 × 5.5 cm photographs depicting aircraft with squadron insignia, including SOP214 anti-aircraft pilots and a German aircraft shot down on August 20, 1917. French aviation. Twenty-six photographs: fourteen 6 × 10 cm prints mounted on modern card and captioned “Ochey 1917” (a commune in Meurthe-et-Mosel

Estimación

50 - 100 €

France Aviation. Set of 15 photographs, mainly of

1226 - France Aviation. Set of 15 photographs, mainly of crashes involving French aircraft. French aviation. Fifteen photographs, mainly of crashes involving French aircraft.

Estimación

50 - 100 €

French Naval Aviation. Set of 54 photographs and p

1227 - French Naval Aviation. Set of 54 photographs and photo postcards, mainly featuring the Saint-Raphaël base. Fifty-four photographs and photo postcards, mainly relating to the Saint-Raphaël base.

Estimación

50 - 120 €

Germany Aviation. Set of 13 items. Annotated aeria

1228 - Germany Aviation. Set of 13 items. Annotated aerial photograph of the Bayer. Flieger Abt (A) 296, dated February 20, 1917. Photographic postcards and small-format photographs of aircraft. Large group photograph at Hartmannswillerkopf from Flieger Abt. 243. Map of Western Germany showing magnetic declination as of January 1, 1917. German aviation. Thirteen items: annotated aerial photograph from Bayer. Flieger Abt. (A) 296, dated February 20, 1917; photographic postcards and small-format photogra

Estimación

50 - 120 €

French Aviation. Pair of gloves, likely civilian,

1229 - French Aviation. Pair of gloves, likely civilian, of the type worn by airmen, with rabbit fur on the top and brown leather on the bottom, featuring fur-lined cuffs. French Aviation. Pair of gloves, likely civilian, of the type worn by airmen, with rabbit fur on the top, brown leather on the bottom, and fur-lined cuffs.

Estimación

50 - 100 €

France Aviation. Painted wooden box with white let

1230 - France Aviation. Painted wooden box with white lettering. LIGNE DE MIRE R.S. FOR LEWIS SGA No. The box is empty and measures L 35 cm × W 11 cm × H 11 cm. French Aviation. Painted wooden box with white lettering: LIGNE DE MIRE R.S. FOR LEWIS SGA No. Empty. Dimensions: 35 cm long × 11 cm wide × 11 cm high.

Estimación

50 - 100 €

French aviation art by a Poilu. An angel’s head ca

1231 - French aviation art by a Poilu. An angel’s head carved from soft stone with a beautiful relief design featuring a winged propeller, evoking aviation and the angel’s wings. It is inscribed on the back with “ARGONNE 1915.” Weight approx. 850 g. French aviation, trench art. Angel’s head carved in soft stone, in fine relief against a winged propeller evoking aviation and the angel’s wings. Inscribed “ARGONNE 1915” on the reverse. Approximate weight 850 g.

Estimación

90 - 240 €

Set of kepis. Includes two kepis from the Saharan

1232 - Set of kepis. Includes two kepis from the Saharan unit made of sky-blue cloth: one without insignia, the second with gold-colored insignia, a visor, and a leather band for the enlisted model, and a plastic band for the non-commissioned officer model. A chechia made of madder-red cloth with a leather band, showing several moth holes. A kepi from the 4th RTM, with captain’s rank insignia sewn on at the factory, a star embroidered in cannetille, heavily worn. A Model 1926 helmet shell with a Mode

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Porpoise-style overcoat. A 1873-style colonial ove

1233 - Porpoise-style overcoat. A 1873-style colonial overcoat, tailor-made from dark blue wool cloth, fastening with two rows of five buttons typical of colonial infantry officers. Two buttons have been unsewn but are found in a pocket. Troop-style collar tabs embroidered with madder-red cotton thread; non-commissioned officer-style epaulets. Black rayon lining. Tailor-made 1873-style colonial infantry double-breasted coat in dark blue wool, fastening with two rows of five colonial infantry officer bu

Estimación

150 - 250 €

Colonial uniform set. Includes a light khaki canva

1234 - Colonial uniform set. Includes a light khaki canvas non-commissioned officer-style jacket fastened with six gold buttons featuring a naval anchor. Three exterior pockets, one interior pocket, and sleeve loops designed to hold rank insignia. Light khaki cotton breeches with four-button cuffs and an unbleached cotton lining. Light khaki cotton NCO-style tunic with six gilt naval anchor buttons, three outside pockets, one inside pocket, and sleeve loops for rank insignia. Matching light khaki cotto

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Set of kepis. A colonial infantry commander’s kepi

1235 - Set of kepis. A colonial infantry commander’s kepi made of black cloth, with original commander’s braid sewn on and an anchor embroidered in gold cannetille. Gold-plated faux chin strap fastened with two colonial infantry buttons, leather visor and band. Black leather headband, lined with black satin. A colonial infantry lieutenant’s kepi made of black cloth, with original sewn-on lieutenant’s rank insignia, an applied metal anchor, and a gold-plated faux chin strap fastened by two colon

Estimación

80 - 120 €

Colonial Infantry Commander's Tunic. Model 1931 tu

1236 - Colonial Infantry Commander's Tunic. Model 1931 tunic made of fine black cloth and fastened with nine buttons bearing the Colonial Infantry coat of arms; commander's rank insignia sewn at the bottom of each sleeve as originally fitted. Collar patches featuring a naval anchor embroidered in cannetille, two lower pockets, and loops on the left side designed to hold decorations. Black rayon lining bearing a tailor’s label; a second label inside the pocket is illegible. Model 1931 tunic in fine bl

Estimación

80 - 120 €

African Troops Uniform Set. Includes a white burno

1237 - African Troops Uniform Set. Includes a white burnous made of fine white wool in the troop style, with various missing sections. A pair of African Troops tailored-style breeches with cuffs fastened by four buttons and a fine white cotton lining. A “sugar loaf” colonial helmet made of cork and coated with white lime. The interior is forest green canvas; the chin strap hooks are present but the liner is missing. A stamp on the base of the helmet indicates the year 1914; the hood is missing. Inc

Estimación

80 - 120 €

Set of colonial kepis. Includes a kepi for an adju

1238 - Set of colonial kepis. Includes a kepi for an adjutant, a second lieutenant, a major, and a lieutenant colonel. The visors and leather bands are all leather, except for the lieutenant colonel’s kepi. Cannetille-embroidered anchors, gilt false chinstraps held in place by two colonial infantry buttons. The major’s kepi, manufactured by Maronnaud in Paris, belonged to the officer de Barrois. Four kepis for a warrant officer, second lieutenant, major, and lieutenant colonel. Leather visors and e

Estimación

80 - 120 €

Foreign Legion djellaba. Gray in color with brown

1239 - Foreign Legion djellaba. Gray in color with brown piping and light gray braid; original sewn-on hood. On the front, to the left, is a lieutenant’s rank insignia fastened by two Foreign Legion buttons. Very good overall condition. Interior stamp from a manufacturer in Algiers and size 3.

Estimación

100 - 150 €

Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of

1240 - Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of red-striped leather, five compartments for clips, and a saber-and-bayonet pouch with a fastening strap. Waist belt also made of red ribbed leather, featuring eight compartments for ammunition clips; all buckles are present, as well as the sword hanger. A red leather Spahi officer’s satchel is included. Red ribbed leather shoulder belt with five ammunition clip compartments and a bayonet frog pocket with a fastening strap. Matching waist belt w

Estimación

60 - 80 €

Tonkinois Salacco headdress. Round Salacco with ba

1241 - Tonkinois Salacco headdress. Round Salacco with bamboo strips and rice straw with red-dyed edges. Brass top piece with its original brass tip. The retaining pin is missing. Original scarlet cotton headband for wearing the headdress, held in place by two brass rings. Item in very good condition, with some signs of wear. Diameter 25 cm. Round salacco made from bamboo strips and rice straw, with red-tinted edges. Brass crown fitting and original brass spike retaining pin missing. Original scarlet c

Estimación

300 - 350 €

Colonial Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer's Coat.

1242 - Colonial Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer's Coat. Interwar three-quarter-length coat made of dark blue wool cloth, with an eagle-style collar featuring collar tabs adorned with a naval anchor in cannetille. The coat fastens with seven buttons bearing the colonial coat of arms, and rank insignia sewn at the bottom of each sleeve. Fine black cotton lining, partially cut away. Interwar three-quarter-length coat in dark blue wool with an eagle-style collar, bullion-embroidered naval anchor collar p

Estimación

80 - 120 €

21st RIC Breeches. Breeches specifically designed

1243 - 21st RIC Breeches. Breeches specifically designed for colonial troops, made of fine khaki cotton canvas, with an unbleached cotton lining bearing a size stamp, a 21st RIC acceptance stamp, and a manufacturer’s stamp indicating the year 1933. All buttons are original; the cuffs were never fitted with fastening buttons. Colonial troops’ breeches made of fine khaki cotton with an unbleached cotton lining, size stamp, 21st Colonial Infantry Regiment acceptance stamp, and a maker’s stamp dated

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Set of Zouave equipment. Includes a regulation che

1244 - Set of Zouave equipment. Includes a regulation chechia made of scarlet wool cloth, with a black leather sweatband, a service number stamp on the inside, and size 56. A pair of fitted midnight blue cloth gaiters with small leather reinforcement strips and light khaki fabric straps. Regulation scarlet wool chechia with black leather sweatband, service number stamp, and size 56 stamp. Pair of fitted dark blue cloth gaiters with small leather reinforcement strips and light khaki fabric straps.

Estimación

50 - 70 €

Set of colonial helmets. Includes a so-called “sug

1245 - Set of colonial helmets. Includes a so-called “sugar loaf” helmet made of cork and covered with beige canvas; shows minor rodent damage on the side. Forest-green cotton lining; the soldier has written his name, “Pasgad,” on it. Original leather chin strap; black leather liner held in place by eight pieces of cork; illegible stamp on the bottom of the liner. A Model 1931 helmet made of cork covered with brown cloth, original leather chinstrap, forest green fabric lining. Liner held in pla

Estimación

50 - 70 €

1921-35 7th RTM Jacket. 1921-model jacket, modifie

1246 - 1921-35 7th RTM Jacket. 1921-model jacket, modified in 1935, made of light khaki cotton canvas, with two hip pockets with flaps and two inside chest pockets. Fastens with seven smooth gold buttons; on the inside is a stamp from the 7th Regiment of Moroccan Riflemen. Model 1921 tunic, modified in 1935, made of light khaki cotton, with two flapped hip pockets and two internal breast pockets. Fastens with seven plain gilt buttons. Interior stamp of the 7th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

African Troops' Knickerbockers. Pants worn by Afri

1247 - African Troops' Knickerbockers. Pants worn by African and colonial troops, designed for Europeans and infantrymen. Made of beige cotton and fastened with five buttons and a hook; ecru cotton cuffs fastened with three buttons; ecru cotton lining stamped with size 76 and the year 1940. Beige cotton breeches for European personnel of African and colonial infantry troops, with a five-button and hook closure, unbleached cotton cuffs fastened with three buttons, and a lining stamped with size 76 and d

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Porpoise kepi. Tailor-made kepi, crafted from dark

1248 - Porpoise kepi. Tailor-made kepi, crafted from dark blue wool cloth, with scarlet piping and a naval anchor cut from fine madder-red wool cloth. Oilcloth false chinstrap held in place by two small buttons bearing the colonial infantry coat of arms. Leather visor and band, leather sweatband, and black cotton lining bearing the mark of the Parisian hatmaker. Height: 8.5 cm. Tailor-made kepi in dark blue wool with scarlet piping and a madder-red wool naval anchor. Oilcloth false chinstrap held by tw

Estimación

80 - 120 €

Goumiers’ djellaba. Gray in color with brown pipin

1249 - Goumiers’ djellaba. Gray in color with brown piping and black braid; original sewn-on hood. Very good overall condition. Manufacturer’s stamp inside from Algiers and size 3. This style was notably worn by commando de chasse units. Gray djellaba with brown piping and black braid, original hood. Very good overall condition. Algiers maker’s stamp and size 3 on the inside. This style was also worn by commando de chasse units.

Estimación

100 - 150 €

Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of

1250 - Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of red-striped leather, five compartments for holding clips, and a bayonet scabbard gusset with its fastening strap. Waist belt also made of red ribbed leather, featuring eight compartments for clips; all buckles are present, and there is a stamp, though it is illegible. Red ribbed leather shoulder belt with five clip compartments and a bayonet frog with a fastening strap. Matching waist belt with eight clip compartments; all buckles are present, a

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Set of colonial headgear. Includes a tirailleur ch

1251 - Set of colonial headgear. Includes a tirailleur chechia made of crimson felt, 25 cm high, with a sweatband made of fine leather lined with beige canvas. A 1931-model colonial helmet made of cork covered with cloth, lined with green cloth, featuring a removable brass anchor, with the liner held in place by four pieces of cork, and a label indicating the adjustable size 53–57. Crimson felt tirailleur chechia, 25 cm high, with a fine leather sweatband lined with beige fabric. Model 1931 cork colo

Estimación

50 - 70 €

Spahi burnous. Made of scarlet cloth with dark blu

1252 - Spahi burnous. Made of scarlet cloth with dark blue piping and a white trim, corresponding to the 2nd, 7th, and 8th Spahi regiments. On the reverse side are various stamps, including an acceptance stamp dated 1959, and a size 2 label sewn on at the factory. Included is a white cotton gandoura with white piping and a size 1 stamp. Scarlet cloth burnous with dark blue piping and a white decorative panel associated with the 2nd, 7th, and 8th Spahi units. Several stamps on the reverse side, includin

Estimación

50 - 80 €

1879 Indigenous Rifleman's Trousers. Made of white

1253 - 1879 Indigenous Rifleman's Trousers. Made of white cotton, with white piping and braid, a drawstring at the waist, two side pockets, and a size 3 stamp. White cotton trousers with white piping and braid, drawstring waist, two side pockets, and size 3 stamp.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Uniform set. Consisting of a 1935-style hooded coa

1254 - Uniform set. Consisting of a 1935-style hooded coat made of mustard-colored cloth, fastening with four Colonial Infantry buttons, two chest openings, and two interior pockets. A prisoner-of-war cape made of khaki cloth, Model 1920, fastening with two rows of buttons, one of which has been removed. Lined with ecru cotton, featuring a size stamp and a manufacturer’s stamp dated 1932. The back features a red triangle painted on the back, with numerous holes throughout the garment. Model 1935 hood

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Porpoise kepi. Tailor-made kepi, crafted from dark

1255 - Porpoise kepi. Tailor-made kepi, crafted from dark blue wool cloth, with scarlet piping and a naval anchor embroidered with scarlet cotton thread. Flat, gold-plated false chin strap fastened by two small buttons bearing the coat of arms of the Colonial Infantry. Leather visor and band, leather sweatband, black cotton lining bearing the mark of the hatmaker Bravard in Paris. Height 8 cm. Tailor-made dark blue wool kepi with scarlet piping and a scarlet cotton-embroidered naval anchor; flat gilt f

Estimación

80 - 120 €

Colonial Infantry Captain's Tunic. Tunic made of f

1256 - Colonial Infantry Captain's Tunic. Tunic made of fine black cloth and fastened with seven buttons bearing the Colonial Infantry coat of arms; captain's rank insignia sewn at the bottom of each sleeve as originally made. Collar tabs featuring a naval anchor embroidered in cannetille with two red soutaches; two lower pockets; loops on the left side designed to hold decorations. Black cotton lining. Fine black cloth tunic fastening with seven colonial infantry buttons, original captain’s rank on

Estimación

80 - 120 €

African Troops' Breeches. Breeches worn by African

1257 - African Troops' Breeches. Breeches worn by African and colonial troops, designed for Europeans and infantrymen. Made of beige cotton with a five-button and hook closure; ecru cotton cuffs with a three-button closure; ecru cotton lining stamped with size 80 and the year 1939. Beige cotton breeches for European personnel of African and colonial infantry units, with a five-button and hook closure, unbleached cotton cuffs fastened with three buttons, and a lining stamped with size 80 and dated 1939.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Indochinese Salacco headdress. Round Salacco with

1258 - Indochinese Salacco headdress. Round Salacco with bamboo strips and rice straw with black-dyed edges. Brass top piece with its original brass tip. The retaining pin is missing and has been replaced with an old piece of wood. The original scarlet cotton headband, used to wear the headdress, is held in place by two brass rings. The piece is in very good condition, with some signs of normal wear. Diameter 23 cm. Round bamboo strip and rice straw salacco with black-tinted edges, original brass spike

Estimación

300 - 350 €

Set of chechias. A 25-cm-tall chechia for a tirail

1259 - Set of chechias. A 25-cm-tall chechia for a tirailleur or zouave, made of crimson woolen cloth. The interior stamp is present but illegible. A 25 cm tall crimson wool chechia for a tirailleur or Zouave, with a black leather sweatband, an acceptance stamp indicating the year 1939, and some moth damage. Two crimson wool chechias, each 25 cm tall, for tirailleurs or Zouaves. One has an illegible interior stamp; the other has a black leather sweatband, a 1939 acceptance stamp, and minor moth damage.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Colonial Artillery lieutenant's kepi. Polo-style k

1260 - Colonial Artillery lieutenant's kepi. Polo-style kepi made of fine black cloth, with the lieutenant's rank insignia sewn on as original. Colonial infantry anchor embroidered in cannetille, gilt colonial artillery buttons securing a gilt false chinstrap, leather visor and edging. Leather sweatband, black silk lining. Height 8.5 cm. Polo-style kepi in fine black cloth with original lieutenant’s rank insignia, bullion-embroidered colonial anchor, gilt colonial artillery buttons, and a gilt false

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Bolero vest of the 8th Zouaves. 1879-model bolero

1261 - Bolero vest of the 8th Zouaves. 1879-model bolero made of dark blue woolen cloth, with scarlet braiding and faux collar tabs personalized by the soldier, featuring the number 8 embroidered in gold cannetille. Original rank insignia sewn onto the bottom of each sleeve; high-quality tailor-made lining in black satin; rear fur collar in the colors of the Legion of Honor. Inside the sleeve lining is a receipt stamp from a Zouave regiment, though the year is illegible. Regulation dark blue wool vest,

Estimación

200 - 300 €

1879 Zouave trousers. Made of madder-red cloth, fe

1262 - 1879 Zouave trousers. Made of madder-red cloth, featuring a Hungarian knot and sky-blue cotton piping; lined with unbleached cotton bearing an acceptance stamp from a Zouave regiment dated 1936. All buttons are present. Madder red cloth trousers with Hungarian knot and sky blue cotton piping, unbleached cotton lining with a Zouave regiment acceptance stamp dated 1936. All buttons present.

Estimación

200 - 300 €

Set of Zouave equipment. Includes a regulation che

1263 - Set of Zouave equipment. Includes a regulation chechia made of scarlet wool cloth featuring an applied brass crescent, a tan leather sweatband stamped with size 59 and a manufacturer’s stamp from Algiers, and a stamp indicating it was manufactured in 1948. A post-war traditional sash manufactured by Établissements Noiret in its original length. Regulation scarlet wool chechia with applied brass crescent, tan leather sweatband stamped size 59, Algiers maker’s mark, and 1948 manufacture stamp

Estimación

50 - 70 €

Porpoise-style kepi. The kepi is made of dark blue

1264 - Porpoise-style kepi. The kepi is made of dark blue wool cloth, with heavily worn scarlet piping and a small black leather chin strap fastened by two Colonial Infantry buttons. Black leather visor lined with green morocco leather, leather band. Sweatband made of fine fawn leather, gray satin lining bearing the mark of the tailor Merlin in Marseille. Dark blue wool kepi with heavily worn scarlet piping, small black leather chinstrap held by colonial infantry buttons, black leather visor lined in g

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Goumiers’ djellaba. Gray with black trim and black

1265 - Goumiers’ djellaba. Gray with black trim and black braid; original sewn-on hood. In very good overall condition, though slightly worn. Acceptance stamp on the inside indicating size 3 and made in Algiers. This type of djellaba was worn in particular by the commando de chasse units. Grey djellaba with black piping and braid and an original hood. Very good overall condition despite slight wear. Interior acceptance stamp indicating size 3 and manufacture in Algiers. This style was worn by command

Estimación

100 - 150 €

1931 Colonial Infantry Set. Consisting of a Model

1266 - 1931 Colonial Infantry Set. Consisting of a Model 1931 tunic belonging to a Colonial Infantry commander, made of fine black cloth and fastened with nine buttons bearing the Colonial Infantry coat of arms, with collar tabs embroidered with cannetille. Gilded officer’s epaulettes; black cotton lining bearing the label of the tailor Maurice in Paris. Included are a pair of privately purchased black fine cloth trousers with several stains and moth holes. Model 1931 colonial infantry major’s tuni

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of

1267 - Spahi equipment. Includes a shoulder strap made of red ribbed leather, five compartments for clips, a saber and bayonet pouch with a fastening strap, and an equipment stamp on the reverse; postwar. Waist belt also made of red ribbed leather, featuring eight compartments for clips; all buckles are present; equipment stamp on the reverse; postwar. Postwar red ribbed leather shoulder belt with five clip compartments, bayonet frog, and fastening strap; equipment stamp on the reverse. Matching waist

Estimación

50 - 80 €

Set of colonial headgear. Includes a madder-red ch

1268 - Set of colonial headgear. Includes a madder-red chechia, a black leather sweatband, a stamp that is present but illegible, and a few moth holes. Two colonial infantry side caps in midnight blue cloth, with scarlet piping and unbleached cotton bands. Madder red chechia with black leather sweatband, illegible stamp, and some moth holes. Two dark navy colonial infantry side caps with scarlet piping and unbleached cotton bands.

Estimación

40 - 60 €

"Wall" style djellaba. Standard goumier djellaba,

1269 - "Wall" style djellaba. Standard goumier djellaba, known as the "wall" model, adopted in late 1944 and issued to tirailleurs and tabors. Green cotton braid and piping; original, unaltered hood in very good condition. Regulation goumier djellaba of the so-called “wall” pattern, adopted in late 1944 and issued to tirailleurs and tabors. Green cotton braid and piping, original, unaltered hood, and in very good condition.

Estimación

150 - 250 €

Colonial infantry coat. Made of khaki cloth and fa

1270 - Colonial infantry coat. Made of khaki cloth and fastened with six buttons bearing the colonial infantry insignia. Two slanted hip pockets whose closure buttons have been removed. Unbleached cotton lining bearing a size 102 stamp and a manufacturer’s stamp dated 1938. Khaki cloth coat with six colonial infantry buttons and two slanted hip pockets whose closure buttons have been removed. Unbleached cotton lining bearing a size 102 stamp and a manufacturer’s stamp dated 1938.

Estimación

50 - 80 €

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