Hi Chaps any thoughts on the originality of this M43 please?
full shot
side
insignia
inside which was taken with flash and is apparently black not grey!
top
Many thanks
Jay
SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Hi Chaps any thoughts on the originality of this M43 please?
Many thanks
Jay
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Not an expert on these so go easy on me if I'm wrong, but it looks to me like a post-war cap with repro insignia poorly sewn on.
Am I close, Ade?
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Hi Mo, you are spot on!
It is a bad one.
Cheers, Ade.
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Thanks chaps, I thought the buttons looked oversize to?
I wasn't after buying it, I just saw it fairly cheap and thought I'd show it to you guys.
I don't think I'd buy any SS headgear unless I had serious handbag!!!
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Yes! One day I will have your level of knowledge, Ade. I'm working on it...by Adrian Stevenson
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Looks typical of the caps that are currently all over e bay for sale with some repro insignia sown on
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Original trapezoid IMO sewn post war onto a very dubious cap.
How much do these traps go for these day? $300, 400?
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The buttons do not have a consistant pattern on them. If you look at the edges of the buttons there is no pattern, on originals the pattern would be covering the whole button. Just a little detail that I noticed
Good luck in finding a genuine one.
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
Don't let buttons or insignia or anything else easily sewn onto a cap put you off. Judge the cap itself. I've seen a lot original caps with lots of strange post war stuff attached..
Re: SS Panzer Einheitsfeldmutze
My first thoughts too - repro insignia has very thin thread............!
Regards,
Steve.
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