French Militaria

Grenadier Imperial Guard, Garde Imperiale. 1st Empire 1805 - 1815.

Cuirassier 1er Premier Empire (Borodino - Waterloo)

Shako plate from the First Empire.

Imperial Guard. Grenadier Bearskin and Hussar Colback Shako. Replicas.

French Grenadier Shako Napoleon I Empire, M 1812. (Replica)

French Dragon helmet. M 1874 replica.

M1791 French Light Infantry Tarleton Helmet. Replica.

19th French Shako or helmet plumet.

Model 1830 French Dragoon Helmet chinstrap.

Model 1830 French Dragoon Helmet Crest.

Bearskin Plate. Restoration of the Monarchy (Louis Philippe).

Second Empire (Gendarmerie Garde Imperiale Napoleon III), Bearskin Plate - Plaque de Bonnet d'Ourson

1st Empire - Grande Armee. Original French fusilier shako model 1812 chinstrap.

2nd Empire - Original French Cuirassier or Dragoon helmet model 1858 chinstrap.

Model 1872 and 1874 Cavalry Helmet (Dragoon & Cuirassier)

Second Empire - Troisième République Bicorn Bicorne Hat. Voltigeur Infantry Unit.

Model 1872 Navy / Marine Bicorn

French Second Empire General Staff - État-major des Places Tenue.

Rue Viviene 14 Paris, Tailleur Civil et Militaire.

Rare 8 buttons type 1849 - 1853 Garde Republicaine Gendarmerie Monarchy, Second Empire.

Model 1867 French 135th Light Infantry - Toisieme Republique

Circa 1870 Rare French Dolman - Hussards - Artillery - Band

Model 1872 Sapeur Pompier Tunic

Model 1872 Dolman French 10th Artillery Regiment

Model 1872 Chasseur a Cheval Tunic

French Sword (Superior Officer) - Premier Empire Bourbon Restoration épée

The image above shows a "Mirliton" model. It was a conical shako without a visor, surrounded by a cloth band with the colors of the regiment of belonging. This head cover was an emblem of the body of Husares, until the appearance of the Colbac. Adopted and adapted by many armies of the world. It was used by the French Husares during the early days of the Napoleonic Wars. The one in the photo is an old reproduction for theater or cinema, however it is a great example of what this type of shako was.

Bonnet de police model 1855, jacket type Garde de Paris model 1849; Troussers and gaiters circa 1852, sword and dragone.

Model 1830 French Shako (5e 5th Carabinier light Infantry Regiment Monarchy Restoration Era - Monnarchie de Juillet):

Model 1837. French NCO Garde Nationale Shako. Louis Philippe Era.

Model 1845, French Grenadier Shako.

Model 1850, French Kepi (Algeria, Crimean War, Italian War of Independence, Intervention in Mexico, French Prussian War).

Model 1872, French Infantry Shako.

Colonial Model 1872, Chasseur d'Afrique shako.

Grenadier Collar Col Tunique Modele 1860s.

Rare French shako kepi. Second Empire Style. (Replica).

Napoleonic bicorne or bicorn. Replica.

WWI Adrian 1915.

Adrian 1915 for commemorative with Artillery Shield and brass plate "Soldat de la Grande Guerre".

M26 1926 French Helmet.

French Helmet M51 OTAN.

M51 French Helmet (National Police)

M51 Tanker Leather Helmet.

French M65 Helmet

French M45 Tanker Helmet Model A 'Jeanne d'Arc' also called De Gaulle. Made by Franck Aubervilliers 1951 (Indochina War).

French Helmet M78.

M78 Camo Cover

Salik, Jigsaw French Camo Pattern (1980s)

French Army. Olive Green Rain coat.

MAT-49 smg (Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT), French ammo pouches.

French Jungle Hat. (Indochina War Era).

Algerian Campaign. French Airborne Cap M51. Lizard Camo. Replica.

Argelia-Indochina Campaign. French Legion Parachute Capa. USMC Camo Style. Replica.

French Two Buckles Combat boots, made by Morvan.

Marine Nationale. Sailor Hat.

French Kepi.

Pompier Sapeur. Very early shoulder boards.

WW2 Era. French Legion Epaulettes.

403 M3 French Flying Helmet by Socapex/Gentex.

Schneider's Le Creusot. 194mm sur chenilles. Canon de 194 mle GPF on U.S Caterpillar Tractor Chassis.

Tracked 194mm Howitzer Carriage.
Weight: 32.6 tons
This WWI vintage 194mm heavy field howitzer could hurt a 174-pound projectile to a maximun range of 22,750 yards. In order to make this piece more mobile, the French mounted the howitzer on a tracked carriage. A heavy tractor towed the howitzer and its carriage 5 mph on roads and 1.9mph cross-country. An electric engine in the carriage powered the elevation and traversing of the gun. The engine was powered by a generator carried in an accompanying vehicle. It is uncertain whether the French ever used these howitzers in combat before they were captured by the Germans in 1940. A technical Intelligence team captured this howitzer in a German vehicle park near Paris, France 1944. Aberdeen Museum.

The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle.1917

Gnome Monosoupape

The Monosoupape, French for sinfle-valve, was a particular engine design used by Gnome et Rhone's later rotary engines. It used a clever arrangement of internal ports and a single valve to replace a large number of parts normally found on a conventional arrangement, and make the Monosaupape engines some of the most reliable ofthe era. Cape May Airport Museum, donated by Cape May County Museum.