Afrika korps cap

[samland]

Hello again ! What you can say ? Original or fake ?

Very thanks !

[ErWeSa]

Although I am no specialist for these, some things to observe:

this cap looks artificially aged (exterior soiling doesn't match the interior), the air-vents don't look original, nor do the stamps.
The specialists will be able to tell you on first sight. Meanwhile you could check here (free download of this excellent material), thanks to PaulW (see here:[post # 9] M40 Tropical 'DAK' cap for review - Mutzen-Fabrik Dressen, Rheydt (F 42)) :

The Afrikamütze Database; A Guide to the Identification, Context and Interpretation of the German Army Tropical Peaked Cap, 1940–43, Part 1: The Authentic Cap. Artefact Services Research Papers 8/1 : Mike Seager Thomas : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Afrikamütze Database; A Guide to the Identification, Context and Interpretation of the German Army Tropical Peaked Cap, 1940–43, Part 2: The Fake. Artefact Services Research Papers 8/2 : Mike Seager Thomas : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Afrikamütze Database; A Guide to the Identification, Context and Interpretation of the German Army Tropical Peaked Cap, 1940–43. References & Appendices. Artefact Services Research Papers 8/3 : Mike Seager Thomas : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

[ErWeSa]

Just checked the database myself again. I can say now that this cap is fake - there is a distinctive feature missing I won't comment on publicly, as I don't want to ease the fakers' work. If you read Part 1 and Part 2 of the excellent material mentioned above you'll know what I mean.