Hi Guys,
I posted this also on the political forum, probably the rarest kepi I have owned. Textbook RZM General's kepi with carmine top, from the the family of the vet who brought it back. The eagle is wrong and was replaced by the vet or had none when he found it? (You can see the holes for the original one). Everything he got appears to be from Munich (kepi has an early RZM tag to August Müller). Initials inside are "V.E", which may be for Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Eberstein, who was an SA General living in Münich. BUT, the RZM tag is an early 1933 version and in 33 he was transfered to the SS, so it's hard to say. (Maybe someone else has a possible option?) Anyway, the kepi is near mint (only a single tear in the leather sweatband by the tag!) With the carmine top it would be for a General in the OSAF or Feldherrnhalle. I hope you enjoy it.
Gerard
I posted this also on the political forum, probably the rarest kepi I have owned. Textbook RZM General's kepi with carmine top, from the the family of the vet who brought it back. The eagle is wrong and was replaced by the vet or had none when he found it? (You can see the holes for the original one). Everything he got appears to be from Munich (kepi has an early RZM tag to August Müller). Initials inside are "V.E", which may be for Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Eberstein, who was an SA General living in Münich. BUT, the RZM tag is an early 1933 version and in 33 he was transfered to the SS, so it's hard to say. (Maybe someone else has a possible option?) Anyway, the kepi is near mint (only a single tear in the leather sweatband by the tag!) With the carmine top it would be for a General in the OSAF or Feldherrnhalle. I hope you enjoy it.
Gerard
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