Original Italian Post-WWI Very Rare Officer’s Kepi with Artillery Buttons and Reproduction Airship Officer Insignia Stitched to Front British Holsters SN 33001863

SN 33001863

indicating it has been worn down and refinished during its long life

not intended for use in battle

" and dated 1945

during the Great Depression

Original Italian Post-WWI Very Rare Officer’s Kepi with Artillery Buttons and Reproduction Airship Officer Insignia Stitched to Front British Holsters SN 33001863Original Item. Only One Available. This is a very scarce Italian Post First World War Officers Kepi for an artillery officer as denoted by the buttons holding in the rigid oilcloth chinstrap. The underside of the sweatband is inscribed Pogario 57, which may denote the name of the officer the cap was tailored for, and the size, 57. The makers logo depicting an eagle clutching a fasces dates this to the 1922 1944 period. The kepi is very rigid and stiff