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right, thanks folks :) however, what about the shako plate? I 've always thought officers wore the crowned eagle facing right with regiment number at the bottom and the company number at the top - but never understood if that was for the 1860-pattern shako or even for the 1858- and...

Hi there, I am new to this forum :) I'd like to have some info about French shakos before 1860, especially what soldiers and officers wore in the 1859 campaign. Guess normal infantry line was equipped with the kepì om campaign as you can see in the pic I attach, but what about officers...