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MY GUT FEELING IS THIS IS AN ASSEMBLED UNIFORM. THE KEPI IS NOT ONE I WOULD WANT IN MY COLLECTION. NOTE, ALL OF THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE MADE FROM IMAGES WITHOUT A HANDS ON. SEVERAL OF THESE HIGH RANKING KEPIS WITH HAND EMBROIDERED NATIONAL EMBLEM HAVE TURNED UP IN EUROPE IN THE PAST YEAR. SINCE I HAVE ONLY SEEN TWO IN MY COLLECTING CAREER, IT MAKES ME QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THE PIECE.
IN CONCLUSION, THE BELT RAMPS, THE NON-MATCHING POSITION TRESSE, THE SHOULDER BOARD & THE LACK OF ANY TAILORING MARKS FOR A MAN OF THIS STATURE IN MY MIND REQUIRE TO MANY EXCUSES OR EXPLANATIONS. A HANDS ON EXAMINATION COULD CHANGE MY MIND. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT AND TIME, I WOULD PASS ON THIS GROUPING.
BOB
