Feldjäger high level officer kepi.

[Marc verstraete]

Another "adding" to this tread before I put this one on the E-stand.
Marc

[Erich B.]

This Feldjäger kepi requires some discussion. Even with only 2 images, I see some problems.
Erich

[Marc verstraete]

Please, let us know what you think.
Marc

[Pascal Bernhard]

Please, let us know what you think.
Marc

Perhaps could we open a dedicated thread to discuss this cap.

[Marc verstraete]

Perhaps could we open a dedicated thread to discuss this cap.

Please do Pascal !!!! It would be interesting. Can you transfer the post ?
I'm planning to sell a very large parts of my political caps , uniforms, flags collection and will post some of the ones where people have different opinions on ...
Marc

[Pascal Bernhard]

Please do Pascal !!!! It would be interesting. Can you transfer the post ?
I'm planning to sell a very large parts of my political caps , uniforms, flags collection and will post some of the ones where people have different opinions on ...
Marc

Done

So let's talk about it.

Perhaps could we have more pics of th inside please

Thanks
P.

[Pascal Bernhard]

This Feldjäger kepi requires some discussion. Even with only 2 images, I see some problems.
Erich

Erich,
please tell us what's "wrong".
thanks
P.

[Marc verstraete]

more pictures

[Marc verstraete]

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[Erich B.]

Erich,
please tell us what's "wrong".
thanks
P.

IMO: For this rank, the piping for the FJK was gilt around the top and black/white above the flap, Tresse should be gilt and is not the standard pattern, star should be gilt, the white fabric is not the quality of wool usually seen on even enlisted kepis, the interior is too sloppily finished to be a Peküro (I'm thinking that extra piece of fabric going around the inner 'wall' might be there to camouflage the application of the white fabric), the visor will normally have a seam near the edge to keep the waterproof inner support from shifting (it's possible to have no upper seam but it's not usually the case), the chinstrap looks like a reproduction, and the exterior wool does not appear olive enough for FJK (that's hard to tell from photos, though). I can't say for sure without handling it, but it looks like it might have been an original kepi that has had a new color band applied. There are some additional small points that make me suspicious, but I've listed the main items.
Erich

[sgstandard]

Fjk

1. I don't think that the FJK wore silver piping on their kepi.
Depending on rank, they either wore A. no piping, B. black & white on top, C. gold piping on top, or D. gold piping on top, with black & white piping above turn-up.
2. The FJK emblem should be gold.
3. Kepi tresse should be gold, as well, and I think it looks different.

[sgstandard]

Kepi

Erich - I didn't see your post when commenting.
Yeah....definite problems.

[Marc verstraete]

OK, fair enough

And this one ..... ?????

[Marc verstraete]

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[Marc verstraete]

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