Original German WWII Summer Weight SA Stormtrooper Tan and Pink Kepi from Gruppe Ostmark Discount so we believe this example

so we believe this example was a USMC Private Purchase

this one has a very upmarket Silk skullcap liner with a leather sweatband

but was utilized as a pool of laborers by the Services of Supply

and the finish on the rear stock has crackled and shrunk in a most attractive pattern

featuring a rounded "quince" shaped (mokko gata) tsuba (cross guard)

Original German WWII Summer Weight SA Stormtrooper Tan and Pink Kepi from Gruppe Ostmark Discount so we believe this exampleOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice service worn summer weight German WWII SA "Stormtrooper" Kepi (Dienstmtze), often called a "Coffee Can Hat." It is made of a khaki canvas fabric over pressed paper fiber sides, with a Rosa (pink) top and gold "pip" button on the front. This indicates use by the SA Gruppe Ostmark (East March), which was on the far East side of Germany, centered around the city of Posen, today Pozna in Poland.