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 was used in a less processed form by the natives of the Malaysian archipelago for making knife handles

It has a very nice set of well worn walnut grips

Drum retains original skinheads

the first nuclear weapon ever used in combat

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