Irish Free State Army Senior Officer’s Full Dress Kepi. An extremely rare example, the body of unstiffened navy cloth with narrow scarlet welt, the crown in scarlet cloth with a narrow navy welt, gold cord central decoration and gold cord trim. The cap badge on a scarlet cloth ground in padded gold wire and features an eight pointed star with further outer decoration, in the centre the double ‘F’ with motto in surround. The narrow gold cord ‘chin-strap’ broken but present supported by gilt mounted ‘FF’ buttons. Front peak in bound black leather with green skiver lining, leather sweatband and scarlet silk linings, with some service wear and three very small moth holes to the scarlet crown
£300-500