Luftwaffe Officer's Schirmmütze: Erel Privat

**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:20 AM

Late-war (1943-44) unissued Luftwaffe by Erel. Late-war give-aways are the non-trimmed visor; the matt silver piping; unfoiled logos; and the lack of any airvent system.

Unfortunately, undated.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 09-10-2011 04:20 AM

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**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:22 AM

3/4 right

**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:23 AM

Head-on:

**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:25 AM

Side views--I should have taken a comparison shot with my 1939 Erel, but the piping is almost gray.

**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:30 AM

Interior. Unlike most LW visors, the eagle is original to this one. Erel always sewed their insignia thru the lining, and they used the characteristic hidden loop-stitch method. By this I mean that there is no external visible stitching, and only a few tack points:

**stonemint** · 09-10-2011, 04:31 AM

Das ist alles, volks!

**Teutonicknights** · 09-10-2011, 04:44 AM

**Eric Zentner** · 09-10-2011, 04:49 AM

Wow very nice Stoney thanks for showing.

Eric

**stonemint** · 09-12-2011, 01:43 AM

Thanks, Guys. They are a b**ch to find in this condition. IMO, LW officer visors are the best value on the net.

**blue division** · 04-30-2013, 11:12 AM

Nice Stonemint ,this is mine from Austria,privat unissued,I have photos of two brothers caps,one of they made two days before mine, 15/11/ 43 , mine is 13/11/43.