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 Posted: Tue Jan 23rd, 2007 11:44 pm
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Johan Steele
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Mana: 
 The two hats you see framing the banner on top of the page are post war Kepi's... 1870's or later.  At the time of the ACW France was thought the pinnacle of Military thought & fashion and they were wearing the Kepi.  Everybody copied them....  That's the short & skinny.

Actually the Kepi was more expensive to make than the more practical slouch hat that so many men switched to.