#13939
05/16/2009 08:59 PM
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I never thought that it would be so hard to find a SA kepi from the group Südwest. Finally after over 2 years I´ve found one. Hope you like it.
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#13940
05/16/2009 09:00 PM
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#13941
05/16/2009 09:00 PM
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#13942
05/16/2009 09:01 PM
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#13943
05/16/2009 09:02 PM
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#13944
05/16/2009 09:03 PM
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close up of front with button and eagle
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#13945
05/17/2009 12:44 AM
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CONGRATULATIONS ON FINALLY AQUIRING YOUR SUDWEST KEPI. THAT IS A NICE EARLY EXAMPLE.
"A man needs to know his limitations" Dirty Harry
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#13946
05/17/2009 01:08 AM
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Nice kepi! I do not have that group yet. Congrats  Fritziii
<BR>
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#13947
05/17/2009 01:08 AM
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My favorite color. Congrats ! 
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#13948
05/17/2009 08:41 AM
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Thanks, Gentlemen. Isn´t it strange, that although millions of those SA kepis in general must have existed, they´re really show up very rarely ... much, much rarer than SA daggers.
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#13949
05/17/2009 02:48 PM
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quote: Originally posted by ivbaust:
Thanks, Gentlemen. Isn´t it strange, that although millions of those SA kepis in general must have existed, they´re really show up very rarely ... much, much rarer than SA daggers.
The kepis were a cap of fragile construction. They also were stored in private homes, which would have made them slightly less available to Allied troops. This is likely one of the reasons they are not seen as often. Internet buying has also helped dry up the supply. I remember you searching the SOS for one two years ago. Your quest is finally fulfilled. Bob
"A man needs to know his limitations" Dirty Harry
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#13950
05/17/2009 05:55 PM
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IV, great score. SA Kepis (of any rank) are extremely hard to find in this nice condition.
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#13951
05/17/2009 06:13 PM
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quote: Originally posted by Bob Coleman:
I remember you searching the SOS for one two years ago. Your quest is finally fulfilled.
Bob
Yep, Bob, that was me. It was last years SOS. Hope to meet you again during the next SOS! 
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#13952
05/18/2009 05:49 PM
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nice to see that dreams do come true..
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#13953
05/22/2009 12:19 PM
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nice cap in nice color!
here are my only two: Hochland and Berlin
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#13954
05/22/2009 08:31 PM
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Judging from my experience, very few families held onto such items in the immediate aftermath of WW2, not with the threat of imprisonment and 'de-nazification' upon being associated with the former regime.
Many of these were burned, buried or drowned all across Germany, doubly so if you had the misfortune to live in a part of Germany now occupied by the Russians..
People I know in Germany are constantly amazed by the amount and type of headgear available in the U.S.
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#13955
05/23/2009 01:14 PM
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Nice Kepi...just got mine to complete the ensemble!! Mike
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#13956
05/24/2009 08:12 PM
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Congrats Ivbaust! -serge-
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