Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 United Republic of receiving clip on the left

receiving clip on the left end

Woolwich) on the reverse

struck in darkened bronze

Accompanied by an original typewritten letter from James Forrestal

the last name has been made unreadable

Netherlands, Kingdom. An Infantry Kepi,C.1940 United Republic of receiving clip on the left(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