Splinter Pattern Field Cap

[mabrgo]

Wanted to get some opinions on this field cap - I'm no expert on camouflage hats. Thanks in advance...

Matthew

[mabrgo]

Anyone?

[ian]

im sorry my friend
but i realey think this is reproduction
lets listen to what others say
but i think im corect on this
and no at this time im not going to go into detail
look at a web shop "soldier of fortune " ??????
you will then know what im on about cheers ian

[mabrgo]

im sorry my friend
but i realey think this is reproduction
lets listen to what others say
but i think im corect on this

I'm also thinking it's definitely fake, but I posted it because I'm no expert on such caps, and wanted some info on authentic ones. Lucky I didn't buy it or anything...Thanks for your opinion though!

Matthew

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Matthew, the problem with these type of caps is that they are all field made. No such thing as an issue cap. Zeltbahns are easy to find and cut up to make a cap. So you then have to rely on true age and wear to determine if a cap is original or not. The example shown is bad.

Cheers, Ade.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
It is always extremely hard to determine if these caps are period or not. We know that there was no factory production of such camouflaged caps for the Wehrmacht Heer and as already mentioned, all examples should be "field made". Period pics show many different "design" worn...with or without buttonholes and buttons, with or without real or false turn-ups...
From my own experience, 99 % of what i've seen in the past or on the market today is crap....like the one that is shown here.
Thanks

[mabrgo]

Does anyone have any pictures of an original? I mean, in effect, unlike every other relic, to find an original, one is looking for poor construction / bad condition? Thanks a lot for the input - I'm learning a lot!

Matthew

[panzerjaeger44]

some guy posted his collection a few days back i think and he had originals in that lot wish i coudl remeber the post but i guess youll have to trawl unless someone else does

[JPhilip]

some guy posted his collection a few days back i think and he had originals in that lot wish i coudl remeber the post but i guess youll have to trawl unless someone else does

Here you go :

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/cloth...43-caps-21547/

the fact that it is real or not has still to be determined.
Thanks

[panzerjaeger44]

ty jphillip i knew someone would have a better chance at locating it