help please, luftwaffe schirmmutze for authentification

[vonbrugge]

Is this original or not? do not trust it very much...

thanks

[stonemint]

It appears to be a late-war visor by a mom n' pop maker--it may be OK, but the condition and quality will never make it very salable.

[vonbrugge]

what about the removed sweatshield? or are those just holes and lines where a sweatshield should have been placed if they had enough materials?

[ErWeSa]

I can only support stonemint's comment. IMHO there was a sweatshield which, for some reason, broke or has been removed for another reason. This happened quite frequently. What is interesting is that the seam where the mohair-centerband is sewn together is at the back of the cap and not at the front, as usual (there it could be hidden under the insign).

[vonbrugge]

there is no option this is a postwar cap transformed into a wartime example?

[ErWeSa]

there is no option this is a postwar cap transformed into a wartime example?

I would trust stonemint's opinion, yet it is difficult to give a final verdict without having the cap in hand. Look for yourself: 12 year luftwaffe visor
Need opinions on Luftwaffe Herman Goring Division Visor Cap...
Luftwaffe Flak Schirmmutze
ect.

[vonbrugge]

I won it on ebay today, will learn a lot about it for sure. I 'll take some better detailed shots when I have it in my hands and repost it