NSE4 Spectacular Sturmabteilung kepi for a Standartenführer from Gruppe Staff Berlin or Standarte Feldherrnhalle

Spectacular Sturmabteilung kepi for a Standartenführer from Gruppe Staff Berlin or Standarte Feldherrnhalle, pre-RZM kepi that was manufactured before the Gruppe colors was introduced and was period upgraded with the addition of carmine colored wool between turn up and crown, the cap body is constructed of golden brown ribbed trikot wool, it has a flat top and rigid visor, the cap has 1cm diameter Bandtresse at the upper edge of the turn up, the Bandtresse is mostly machine applied with a few edges being hand sewn, the top edge of the turn up has hand applied piping of alternating carmine cords and gilt wires joined at the cap's front, the crown is piped in twisted gilt wire that is joined at the rear seam, the silver finished first type political kepi eagle is affixed with two flat brass prongs through the lining, the finely silvered pebbled button is attached with a combination of small prongs and black cotton thread, it is attached too securely to read any markings to the reverse, the adjustable brown leather chinstrap has two brown finished buckles and center hinge, its two brown colored attachment buttons are held with prongs, the lining panels are of a brown colored textured cotton, the two pairs of ventilation grommets are covered externally by the carmine colored wool panels, the light tan colored textured sweatband is still quite flexible, estimated size is 57, there are three darned repairs of a cloth closely matching in color to the top plus another area of moth tracking to the top panel, impressive, USD $4000