Mle. 1946 képi

[earlymb]

I found this képi noir for sale locally. While at first sight it looks to be a Legion NCO képi, I'm not certain about the flaming bomb being Legion. While the Guyader book shows a lot of different variations, what they all have in common is that lowest flames are bent down, and here they're not. I could ask the seller for a close-up pic of the chinstrap buttons but I don't want to make him anything wiser yet, it's being offered as an 'old French military képi'. Any input is appreciated!

[can]

Hi David I think you are correct about the flames. The buttons would be helpful but I've never seen one without the lower flames bent down.
Be well, Joe

[earlymb]

Thanks, I'm going to leave this one alone.