GERMAN SS JUNIOR OFFICER'S BLACK KEPI WITH BRAIDED TRESSE

This is a reproduction German pre-war Kepi worn by the early detachments of the SS, for a SS junior officer.  The kepi was the original headgear of the SS before the major change to the uniform in 1932 when the kepi was replaced by the peaked cap.  The kepi is of black felt it has a flat circular top and a short peak.  The cap features black and silver braid denoting a junior officer (higher ranks were just silver).

The cap has two metal badges on the front; the Totenkopf (skull and crossbones) and the Parteiadler (eagle with head facing right, above swastika).  The cap has its black chin strap. 

Size:  6 3/4 (54 cm).