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Here is my Grail and it resides in my collection. A bonafide Heer NCO cap converted to officer but used by an SS NCO promoted to Officer. The cap is from Gerhard Lotze, has complete provenance and pretty sure a photo of him wearing this exact cap. It came with his awards including his Knights Cross, full uniform, insignia, documents, photos, HJ items, newspaper articles about him, basically his entire history till he was 12 years old till he was KIA north of Warsaw in late December 1944 as a 22 year old in Westland Reg't.
I will never find anything like this out there, ever again esp with this provenance. It is perhaps the single most complete and amazing SS grouping known.
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10-18-2013 03:57 AM
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DougB
Here is my Grail and it resides in my collection. A bonafide Heer NCO cap converted to officer but used by an SS NCO promoted to Officer. The cap is from Gerhard Lotze, has complete provenance and pretty sure a photo of him wearing this exact cap. It came with his awards including his Knights Cross, full uniform, insignia, documents, photos, HJ items, newspaper articles about him, basically his entire history till he was 12 years old till he was KIA north of Warsaw in late December 1944 as a 22 year old in Westland Reg't.
I will never find anything like this out there, ever again esp with this provenance. It is perhaps the single most complete and amazing SS grouping known.
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WOW! That's it, I'm booking my flight to Canada right now. Is there a link to see the entire uniform, Doug? That's fascinating.
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It along with his insignia etc is in my German War Room thread. I've done a complete photo session in GHW2 but old bad pics.
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I love Bob's camo cap as well. Its the nicest camo cap on the planet bar none.
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An SS-VT clothed bill crusher like this one offered by K. Hicks would be my ultimate cap. Unfortunately at these insane prices I will never own one unless I win the lottery
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Currently? A Heer general's Schirmmütze or Schiffchen. But finding one that is both 100% beyond doubt and affordable is proving to be a huge challenge.
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
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10-25-2020, 04:35 PM
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I would have to say a Luftwaffe general's visor cap, with bullion, not celleon insignia would be my first choice, followed by a Heer general's cap, post 1942, also with bullion insignia.
BobS
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