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**M18922** · 03-27-2013, 10:58 PM

Is it me or do most WH General visor caps have metal insignia? Did Generals prefer metal insignia over bullion?

Cheers, Pat

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 03-27-2013 10:58 PM

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**FJ5 chally** · 03-27-2013, 11:01 PM

by Patrick Lewis

Is it me or do most WH General visor caps have metal insignia? Did Generals prefer metal insignia over bullion?

Cheers, Pat

Pat,

I have seen both variants.. I personly prefer the bullion eagle/oak leafs over the metal.. But there are some metal ones with the right ammount of patina on it... That I like too...

**SVK** · 04-23-2013, 12:50 PM

Sorry for the dumb question: a side cap without this stitching should be considered automatically fake?

**spandau** · 04-23-2013, 01:01 PM

Hi

not necessarily......welcome to the forum btw.

no such thing as a dumb question, if in doubt please ask. lots of original caps on this forum for comparison.

cheers

Tony

**SVK** · 04-23-2013, 06:11 PM

Thank you very much Sir for your kind reply.

This forum is really great, plenty of information and polite discussions!

**BOB COLEMAN** · 04-23-2013, 09:46 PM

by SVK

Thank you very much Sir for your kind reply.

This forum is really great, plenty of information and polite discussions!

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**papapanzer** · 05-10-2013, 07:27 PM

There is a hat listed in classifieds as police,but it has Wehrmacht cockade and eagle with army green hat band re-applied over police brown hat band.Waffenfarbe looks to be faded orange.Is it possible that this hat went from police to army service,and these alterations were period made? I do not believe I have seen this before.Your opinion will be appreciated.
Thanks,Peter

**BenVK** · 05-10-2013, 08:09 PM

Is it brown though or is it just faded green just like the rest of the hat? I suspect a collector placed the extra green band on the hat. There has been no attempt to sew it on in any manner that could be called deliberate!.

**papapanzer** · 05-10-2013, 10:54 PM

Thanks for comments.Did the Wehrmacht use orange piping ,or is orange piping always police?

**spandau** · 05-11-2013, 06:43 PM

Hi

Orange red piping is used on Army visors for feld-gendarmerie (field police) and from 1944 for ordanance officers.

orange on a police visor is for the rural police. They had brown cap bands and field grey crowns.

cheers

tony