Opinions wanted on 1940's Border Guards cap

**robin morley** · 11-23-2013, 07:38 PM

Gents,

Could I have your opinions please on the originality and period of manufacture of this cap. Observations I would make from my limited knowledge are that the star, visor and chinstrap appear original however I am not sure of the overall quality of manufacture.

Many thanks in advance

Robin

Opinions wanted on 1940's Border Guards cap

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-23-2013 07:38 PM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-23-2013, 07:51 PM

Hi Robin, I am certain it is a modern repro.

The cap badge is original but post war.

Cheers, Ade.

**RichieC** · 11-23-2013, 08:38 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

The cap badge is original but post war.

That is the only authentic part of it...

These come up for sale from time to time, so hang tight.

**robin morley** · 11-24-2013, 10:13 AM

Have to say I was leaning towards that view. Many thanks for taking the time to answer.

Best wishes

Robin

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-24-2013, 10:22 AM

Hi Robin, it still has a value. Our group buys Furashka's like this for £25 to £30 each. A badge would be another tenner. So all is not lost.

Cheers, Ade.

**robin morley** · 11-24-2013, 10:47 AM

Fortunatly I havn't bought it. I saw it up for sale and as I would like one or two to display along with my other soviet items I thought that before I bought it I would follow my own advice and post it here first so others more knowlegable about soviet headgear could advise me.
As usual WRF came up trumps.