For You Erel Junkies

[stonemint]

You do not see many of these loose and unissued. Note the DRGM #:

[ObKrieger]

Quick question: Do all Erel caps have vented cockades? 'Stirndrueckfrei' and so forth...

[harryamb2]

what a nice thing to have.

[stonemint]

No, they do not. You will see wartime visors with a vented cockade, but the frischluft grommet is not present--simply the use of left-over stock.

Seems they stopped using them circa 1941--they were obviously time-consuming to make (and added to the expense of manufacture as well).

[ObKrieger]

Thanks!

[S.Vestae]

Very interesting....thanks super mod

[Bill T]

wow, a beauty

[maximus71]

My first cap was an Erel, you never forget your first

[FMS-Paul]

Great to see the back of one, you dont normally get to see that part.

Thanks Chris.

Regards
Paul.

[stonemint]

BTW, the old Erel factory (& the later "Emhage" & "VEB 1856") has gone condo:

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