oh no another zuckerman you cry this is the second one ive picked up lately in a size large, made by the pressed steel company ,the leather liner had no visible stamps but i did find a circular stamp on the inside which has the size 7 3/4 and date of 1941 ,the sico emblem isnt a stencil but has been carefully scratched into the steel work down to the bare metal wether period done or just a complete made up load of nonsence i really dont know but i can say the patina matches other bare metal scratches here and there and there are stacking marks across the S1 ,another interesting find is the side indentation ,this looks to be deliberate as it seems to have been stamped with a number punch (8) ? im just wondering if this is a common practise as ive never encountered this before ,my first line of research hasn't drawn up much on this SICO company ,allthough there is a mention stateside of a manufacturing company that opened up sister companies in europe in the early 1900's,so any help on this would be great ,im sure i can do a running repair to this chinstrap and was a pleasant surprise to see it in place as opposed a simple length of material or string , there's one thing for sure i certainly wouldnt wear it in this day and age ,there's enough sicko's out there as it is so your thought's please should i stick it on the shelf with the others or frisbee it down the road
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