SS panzer peaked visor.................... looks bad to me right away!

[Newbie]

Here is a supposed SS Panzer peaked visor, looks more like tall East German, but i could be wrong, hats are not my area, lol... opinions from the hat pros?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Out and out fake. These first appeared in the early 1990's.

Cheers, Ade.

[talltom]

Out and out fake. These first appeared in the early 1990's.

Cheers, Ade.

and now they appear on ebay frequently

tom

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Contrast, please.....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

This site has sufficient images of authentic head wear such that only those who fail to exert themselves with a little research and reflection would be tempted by such junk.
We need an admissions test for posting on this site.
This thread should also be moved to the "is it fake?" position on the cloth head gear thread....

[Friedrich-Berthold]

"peaked visor" is an oxymoron. A peak is a visor, actually. That is, in Britain it is, at least. Either: "peaked cap" or "visor cap" or Schirmmuetze, which is the literal translation. Or Dienstmuetze.
Those who describe the crown of a cap, i.e. the cap cover, as a peak, are illiterate.

[BOB COLEMAN]

99.99% of branch piped SS schirmutze are fake.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

99.99% of branch piped SS schirmutze are fake.

Which is why the two authentic ones I have owned I sold, in turn, out of total disgust.
My greetings to Bob Coleman, in turn.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I so often have the sense of rolling the rock up the hill, only to have it roll right down again and land on my head.

[BenVK]

I know of only 2 leather peaked piped SS caps in the world that I would consider authentic or having a good chance of being authentic.

They are nearly as difficult to find in period photos..