Original Dutch Netherlands Pre-WWI KNIL Royal Dutch Indian Army Kepi Featured Item and as aerial rocket artillery

and as aerial rocket artillery

however the breech opening mechanism can be finicky

and the red felt insert in the cockade is still vibrant

this paint grades at about 98% and has its original factory luster

but it is crisp and bright

Original Dutch Netherlands Pre-WWI KNIL Royal Dutch Indian Army Kepi Featured Item and as aerial rocket artilleryOriginal Item: Only one Available. Here we have a very nice example of an early 20th century Dutch Kepie (Kepi), as issued to the Koninklijke Nederlandsch Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army), usually abbreviated as KNIL. This area, usually referred to as the "Dutch East Indies", is today known as the country of Indonesia. Like most European Colonial holdings, military forces were raised from the local population for defense for both