Waffen SS Officer Cap From Italy

**megos** · 08-05-2011, 06:56 PM

Hi friends form italy , i'm Stefano , i'm a seller of antiques in italy , i've got in last week this cap , can anyone help me ?
thanks again for the good website

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 08-05-2011 06:56 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**John Brandon** · 08-05-2011, 07:25 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum
did you pay a lot for the cap?
Sorry to tell you that IMO the construction material lining (Label!!) are all post war

**megos** · 08-05-2011, 07:29 PM

hi friend ,
i've paid a cheap ammount in a home , like 30 euros , is a fake ?
ciao !

**John Brandon** · 08-05-2011, 08:44 PM

by megos

s a fake ?

Yes, and a pretty bad one too

**davejb** · 08-06-2011, 02:40 AM

I would say its a Bundeswehr cap, the peak certainly looks like one, the plastic surround between the sweatband and the cap is a dead give away,i agree with John, a poor attempt

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 08-06-2011, 04:20 AM

A species of fake cap from the 1950s or 1960s. It is not a Bw cap, other than the superficial similarity of the lining. Authentic SS caps also had grey linings, however.....

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 08-06-2011, 04:23 AM

We have enough images of authentic caps here to orient those in search of same.

**Eric Zentner** · 08-06-2011, 04:33 AM

So glad to hear from you FB enjoy your
Urlaub.
Eric
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**Friedrich-Berthold** · 08-06-2011, 04:37 AM

Thank you. I was away working, actually. I did have some moments of calm and pleasure far away, though. Thanks for the picture of Rod Serling. He is one of my heroes.