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Y'know that floppy cavalry-looking hat/cap with visor thingum that comes in Blue in Wild West sets, (URL) Gray in Rock Raiders sets, (URL) now Brown in Dino Island sets? (URL) that style of hat/cap called? --Todd (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.western, lugnet.underground, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) a "kepi" (I love the gray ones) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) When referring to the element, would it be more correct to call it a "Kepi Cap" or a "Kepi Hat"? (I realize that it might be most correct simply to call it a "Kepi"[1] but I figure the redundancy can't hurt. Leaning toward "Kepi Cap" at the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's just a cap or a kepi, as far as I know. (...) However, in trade deals and sales, people have referred to them as "Kepi caps" so I think they wanted to be doubly sure... (...) That would be a great way to keep this hat in (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Correct terminology for this style of hat is a "kepi" or a "Slouch Cap/Hat" <Encyclopedia Mode> OT, This style of headgear has it's origins in France, having migrated to the USA in the early 19th century (just around 1830-40) and were first (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You forgot black in the Amazon sets. Adrick (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Really? Awesome! What set(s)? --Todd (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) In 5976 and 5986 (Gabarro is wearing the black cap). Christian (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers)
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I see that Todd has adopted "kepi" as the term for this hat in Auczilla XIV, so I suppose that's now our standard term. Left to my own preferences, I would have used "forage cap", which is the common term in use for the ones from the American Civil (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm, is "forage cap" technically more correct? Which would be the all-around best of the choices below?-- Kepi Cap Kepi Forage Cap Kepi/Forage Cap Forage/Kepi Cap Is a Kepi cap not inclined downard[1] toward the brim. --Todd [1] somehow (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I thought a forage cap didn't have a brim at all, but was one of those fore-and-aft type caps that aircrew wore in WWII. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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