Black SS hat

[Anders S]

I'm thinking of buying this silly old hat. I'm positive that it is original. Who was the maker?

[Frog]

I believe HS 195 is Heinrich Willie of Hannover.

[Anders S]

I believe HS 195 is Heinrich Willie of Hannover.

Thank you!

[Frog]

Here is another by Willie, with a peak so high that I doubt a bird could perch on it:

[Frog]

The HS label:

[Frog]

Note the chinstrap button prong (on both items) pierced through the label - an odd characteristic of this maker.

[Anders S]

Note the chinstrap button prong (on both items) pierced through the label - an odd characteristic of this maker.

Thank you for posting these images of your cap, showing this odd characteristic. I almost believed that the button prong was pierced by a probationer.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Anders, I like your turn of phrase "silly old hat". I think you have been hanging around with "FB" too long

It looks like a superb example.

The detail about the cap buttons is a nice trait to know about. Thanks Bruce.

Cheers, Ade.

[Frog]

I have seen or examined at least 6 Willie's, possibly 7, and they have all shown the pierced label.