Italian camo hat with bevo weave tropical totenkopf .......... legit hat or just a70's fake?
Article about: This was sent to me by a collector buddy, saying i might be interested. He said that the seller gives a complete refund if not original WW2 cap and insignia. Like i have said before, i am ju
Italian camo hat with bevo weave tropical totenkopf .......... legit hat or just a70's fake?
This was sent to me by a collector buddy, saying i might be interested. He said that the seller gives a complete refund if not original WW2 cap and insignia. Like i have said before, i am just getting into this lifestyle, and i love it, love the history ! However i have alot to learn. Red flags fly for me for various reasons. The skulls right eye (when looking at pics ), seems to droop to much. The stitching seems to new. Also i believe the vent holes would be metal, not fabric. I contacted the seller, he said his camera made the pics look way to bright, he said the cap was faded and the stitching was yellowing. Anyway, i really do like the cap, but am not sure if it is original. Ade and Bob have saved my ass more than once! Any help would be appreciated !!!!!!!!!
Re: Italian camo hat with bevo weave tropical totenkopf .......... legit hat or just a70's fake?
Thanks guys , so the skull is legit.... not sure about hat....... the seller said that the camera made the hat look really bright, and that it is alot more faded than it appears in the picture..... or are we talking the shape of the pattern?
But I am very wary of the site authors attribution of a wartime date to the 2nd pattern variant. My strong belief is that the others are only post war styes. The one shown on the site is indeed taken from a 1952 dated item.
Re: Italian camo hat with bevo weave tropical totenkopf .......... legit hat or just a70's fake?
Here are two examples of the camoflage patterns of WWII. The cap, on the left, is of the second pattern. This second pattern was used well after WWII so you must trust in the manufacturing details of the cap and the history of it's ownership. The cap, on the right, is of the first pattern and is a safe bet if the manufacturing charasterics are to the standards of known original wartime caps.
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