Germany, SA. An Early Kepi for Enlisted Ranks Archive This overcoat is in worn

This overcoat is in worn condition

paradoxically

Medical Examination and papers declaring him as an Invalided Soldier

set atop a stylized crown featuring a blue enameled border bearing a silvered motto of “CHARAKTER UND AUFRICHTIGKEIT - ERRICHTET DEN XXV DEC MDCCCIX” (“CHARACTER AND SINCERITY - ESTABLISHED ON 25 DECEMBER 1809”)

with one end bearing a dyed black mobile swastika and the other a dyed Nationalsozialistischer Reichskriegerbund (National Socialist Reich Warriors League/NSRKB) logo

Germany, SA. An Early Kepi for Enlisted Ranks Archive This overcoat is in worn(Sturmabteilung Schaftmtze fr Mannschaften). A Sturmabteilung (SA) kepi for Enlisted ranks, constructed of light brown cotton cloth. It consists of a central canister with rigid internal reinforcements and a flat crown. The former is flanked on each side by dual ventilation holes, all of which are reinforced with magnetic metal grommets. Surrounding the canister are fold down side walls which fasten in place at the front with a single silvered brass