Original French Mid- 19th Century 1st Battalion Foreign Legion Kepi - C. 1840 - Extremely Scarce French Ordnance The box instructs people to

The box instructs people to keep its contents "cool and dry"

It does have a throat runner

This is a fantastic example of a very rare Revolver to find

The 815th Pioneer Infantry traveled overseas on October 11th

Original French Mid- 19th Century 1st Battalion Foreign Legion Kepi - C. 1840 - Extremely Scarce French Ordnance The box instructs people toOriginal Item. Only One Available. The French had a history of employing regiments of foreign soldiers from an early date: such as Louis XI's creation of the Scottish Guards in the 15th century. Later kings, from Francois I to Louis XVI made use of both German and Swiss Regiments. Even after the Revolution, the National Assembly in June 1792 created a Foreign Volunteer Legion and in the Revolutionary Wars Dutch, Italian, and Polish soldiers were