Waffen SS NCO's Schirmmütze

[stonemint]

Yup, I agree, original. Pat, these foreign-made caps can be tricky, just because they are not often seen--especially with SS visors.

Ben, thanks for posting that Dutch WH visor--killer embroidery on that eagle.

[HarvEx1RCR]

Thanks for all the input. If the sale goes through I'll post some pics in this thread when it arrives.

[BenVK]

I wish you the best of luck, such things don't appear very often and are infinitely more interesting than the run of the mill, German made, Kleiderkasse supplied examples.

[carlsson1982]

Good cap that seems to have the late Assmann eagle on It.

[HarvEx1RCR]

Hello all,

The deal went through this weekend, managed to purchase it for a VERY reasonable price! Drove halfway across the province of Ontario to pick it up . The exterior is in great shape, no moth snacks at all. Looks like it was stored in a smokers house though as the grey and white have taken on a yellowed tone. The only real downside is the visor of the hat has come unstitched from the main body. It'll still display nicely on a mannequin head, so I'm not too worried about it. Now to find a nice original totenkopf to replace the missing one. As a side note, anyone think its worth it to see if I could have the stitching restored or to throw a few pins in it myself to keep it from degrading any further?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Excellent news. I would have it restored.

Good luck on buying a replacement deathshead.

Cheers, Ade.

[ObKrieger]

The stuff of dreams! That's a really nice cap. Why didn't you just have him ship it to you? haha

[TrondK]

I like this visor alot, congrats!

[HarvEx1RCR]

The stuff of dreams! That's a really nice cap. Why didn't you just have him ship it to you? haha

Thanks!! I'm REALLY happy with it! Normally I would have had him ship it, but I wanted to see it in person before I bought it. And besides, it was a great road trip !

Mike

[HarvEx1RCR]

Thanks Ade and TrondK!

Any idea who does restorations for items such as these?

Mike