Sa kepi

**stonemint** · 01-23-2022, 07:07 PM

As a comparison, here is a period Silesian (sulfur-yellow) EM/NCO kepi.
Note the lack of lining and the ersatz sweatband:

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-23-2022 07:07 PM

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**71Mach** · 01-23-2022, 08:45 PM

I will continue to post a few more Kepis , the owner of these is in his mid 70's and does not a own a computer and is not a TR collector. He was not shocked when i told him most of the ones I have posted for him were high end repros. Thanks, Stonemint for the info and for sharing your knowledge with me and others and hopefully these posts educate and save other collectors a lot of money.Attachment 1561095 Attachment 1561096 Attachment 1561097 Attachment 1561098 Attachment 1561100 Attachment 1561108

**ErWeSa** · 01-23-2022, 10:07 PM

The Neuhold sweatband and the one above seem to have been in/for hats, the stamp of the one above says "Der AllwetterHUT mit abnehmbarem ????band" so it was in a hat for all kinds of weather and had a removeable ???? (sweat?)band.

**stonemint** · 01-23-2022, 10:46 PM

by 71Mach

I will continue to post a few more Kepis , the owner of these is in his mid 70's and does not a own a computer and is not a TR collector. He was not shocked when i told him most of the ones I have posted for him were high end repros. Thanks, Stonemint for the info and for sharing your knowledge with me and others and hopefully these posts educate and save other collectors a lot of money.Attachment 1561095 Attachment 1561096 Attachment 1561097 Attachment 1561098 Attachment 1561100 Attachment 1561108

Mach, sorry to say, this one is a fake as well--made by the same faker who made the yellow one.

**71Mach** · 01-24-2022, 01:09 AM

No apology needed; I will pass info on to the owner. I will post the last few as well....

**71Mach** · 01-24-2022, 01:27 AM

Here is a early DLV Kepi...like i said too mint to be true. I spoke with the collector that inherited these...and he said he found all the paperwork to these Kepis when and where they were purchased...Manion's back in the late 90's early 2000. That probably explains a lot of these fakes.Attachment 1561162 Attachment 1561160 Attachment 1561159 Attachment 1561158 Attachment 1561161

**stonemint** · 01-24-2022, 01:48 AM

Unfortunately the DLV kepi is a fantasy item.
The insignia is original, but the Kepi is not even German.

PS--Manions was moving a lot bad stuff during this time, and it was done in cahoots with several "big names" in the hobby back then.