Article about: Hello everyone. I have this cap. I have never seen another one like it, its not in any reference book I've seen, and have always assumed it to be a fake. It is unmarked. Would members be kin
Hello everyone. I have this cap. I have never seen another one like it, its not in any reference book I've seen, and have always assumed it to be a fake. It is unmarked. Would members be kind enough to share their opinion with me, and also if the cap is a fake, is the eagle patch also fake?
M43 caps are not my thing and I am sure Ben could determine what the cap is when he checks it out, but to me it looks good. And if it isint it just means I need to re-read the feldmuetze section in my reference book again .
Also just because it doesent have markings does not mean its bad. Though a lot of people think side caps and feldmutzes must have stamps or they are not original.
The only HBT caps of a M43 shape were made for the RAD, but are a grey green colour and have the false seam and a single button on the front. Some Italian made caps were lined in HBT and field made examples of a M43 do exist, but you would struggle to convince many collectors that this is real as it is too far from the text book for most I would think.
Thanks for your responses. I especially take Jerry's point that even if the cap were authentic, it would be very difficult to convince other collectors of this. However, I would of thought it should be potentially possible to ascertain two things about this cap - does the material match that used in any known authentic uniform, and is the trapezoid patch authentic?
I have had this cap for five years, it has been seen by several collectors and previously appeared on other forums, with inconclusive results, but a strong bias towards it all being fake. I would like to get some resolution to this if possible.
I think that the patch (and the cap) is not authentic, and would like to clear this up. I have therefore removed the patch so that the back can be seen. If we can determine that the patch is a fake, I will be quiet happy to consider the whole thing a fake and the matter will be resolved. Clearly if the patch is authentic, it improves the chances of the cap being good and it will have been a bad idea to remove it, so its a gamble, but I think its all fake.
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