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10-04-2009 07:33 AM
# ADS
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
It is a nice cap and I really like it.
Regarding the dyed waffenfarbe piping. We can only specualte. Personally, I think it could be a period modification. My reasoning is this. The colour is now green for the Panzer Grenadier arm. As the piping was previously white for the Infanterie, there is a very good chance that the owners unit was later mechanised as the war progressed. A thrifty officer may well have dyed the piping in order to save buying a new cap. Although it could be done by a "faker", I think there would be better ( from a conman's resale point of view) colours to choose, such as Panzer pink, or some of the rarer ones like smoke troops burgundy red, etc.
I have an Heer Officers Feldmutze Alter Art in my collection which I have owned for over 30 years. The piping on this has been converted to Pz Gren green.
Cheers, Ade.
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
original cap recolorized post war...
Sebastien.
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
Could be, but I agree with Ade. Perhaps I'm just a romanticist. I recon no one
on either side had a lot of dough. Officers included. Too bad "Fr Sch" didn't
complete his full name inside the cap.................
Speaking of thrift, just look at some of the WWI Imperial medals and
medal bars, and many coins and medals made from zinc during both world wars
from various countries to cut costs.
Imagine the total amount of sterling silver required to make 6,500,000 WWI
British War Medals ! ? !
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
If you could post a decent macro photo of the piping, that would answer a lot of questions.
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
I like the wear. I still think this was done a long time ago and saw wear after it was dyed.
Cheers, Ade.
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
Thanks for the extra photos. It wasn't dyed yesterday so could be period done, could be. Leap of faith time!
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re: Interesting Heer Schirmmütze
I know this is old, but did you buy this Steve? I have never been so in love with a visor... lol
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