Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 Auction and three minor holes

and three minor holes

silvering on the blade of the sword

while so employed

Accompanied by its Bicorn Carrying Case (tin

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 Auction and three minor holes(Infanterie Kepie). This is a very well preserved Second War period Dutch Army Infantry kepi, constructed of a smooth field grey wool with reinforced cardboard shell. The peak is adorned with a gilded bronze cockade composed of five ribbed layers completing in a central orange enameled oval. The cockade is held in place at the top by a hook that is fastened into the liner of the kepi, and at the bottom by a bronze button depicting a raised Dutch