A uniform and caps factory.

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Some might recall that I cleared (in 1993) a factory that used to made uniforms and caps for over many years. It was called Indian Caps Antwerp.I have been selling many of it over all those years, but I have still got some remains...
They used to work for the Germans during the war, but most of those die's where sold rather quickly, allong with the machines. I didn't had any intrest in collecting militaria at that time.
The warehouse I have now has to be moved, so here I am again with all that stuff to move. The plan was to sort it out, but more things got in front of them over all that time.
I ll give you some pic's of what it all is from time to time, when I get tyred of the job.
To start, here is part of the die to make,so I think, the metal kokarde of the Dutch pre-war cap.
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Here is what the kokarde need to look like;
De kepie kokarde - Kepie
Cheers
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Here is one of the last orders they had and that probably caused them to close the doors;army caps for Burundi that never got deliverd because of the problems we all know.
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Imagine all these caps being ϟϟ caps ....!
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drum stick holders to be put on a belt..
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Cord for aiguillettes.
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Don't know what those were used for...
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and those;
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It don't show very well, but they have a split pen.They come in nikkel, cupper and black.
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I think those were use to finish sword handels ...
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Here is a WW II ,Indian Cap's made, German button.
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Some unfunished Belgian medals for Korea war vonlunteers.

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Still busy moving the warehouse....
But I found some intresting dies!!
Pictures aren't that great as I had to hurry, but I will make better one's later thise week.
A pré WWI Russian navy button.
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Don't know how to hold thise one , but I presume it is also pre WWI Turkish military button ???
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And then thise one to make tags to be put on confiscated goods, I thinks thise one is WWII.
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It says "Reichseigentum FRB GL DB Mortsel Antwerpen "
meaning belonging to the reich , Motsel is a place nearby Antwerp.
I had some more of those dies , but lost them again in the pile...
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Here is a better pic;
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Apparantly British officers epaulette insignia were made in Antwerp as well.
Probably to provide promoted officers on the field....??
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