Original French WWI Rare First Model Colonial Troops (Tiraullieurs) Dark Blue Tunic - Only Worn For 1 Year Receiver and the number 17 in

and the number 17 in the center of the "shield" is for the 17th Infantry Regiment

22cal Model 1 clone features a 3 1/8" barrel and serial number 14913

the French Monarchy were re-instated under King Louis XVIII

most likely by the USGI who brought it back

5 in) in diameter

Original French WWI Rare First Model Colonial Troops (Tiraullieurs) Dark Blue Tunic - Only Worn For 1 Year Receiver and the number 17 inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic early WWI uniform for the French Colonial Troops, also known as a Tirailleur. A tirailleur, in the Napoleonic era, was a type of light infantry trained to skirmish ahead of the main columns. Later, the term "tirailleur" was used by the French Army as a designation for indigenous infantry recruited in the French colonial territories during the 19th and 20th centuries, or for metropolitan units