Luftwaffe visor hat real?
Hi Loubert150,
looks O.K. on first glance, seems to be a late(r) war model. More pictures of the interior are necessary for a final verdict (at least for me, the specialists can perhaps decide on these alone).
Last edited by ErWeSa; 11-20-2016 at 04:12 PM.
I agree with Wolfgang, whom I salute. Maybe the badges were taken off and re attached or maybe not.
It does not matter at all. To me......
It matters to some, who have no idea as to how the last seventy years unfolded in Europe once the guns fell silent in 1945 and everyone
abandoned the dreams of the Greater German Reich and so forth.....
The average collector gibberish on websites imagines that these caps go straight from the Verkaufsabteilung d Lw to the the young, dashing fighter pilot to the proverbial collector .....
via a magic cedar chest as found in a fairy tale......
Last edited by Friedrich-Berthold; 11-20-2016 at 07:41 PM.
Hock shops, flea markets, garbage dumps, older collectors, dealers and costume companies or Bannerman's Island play a shaky role in all of this, or what is closer to the wobbly truth of it all......
Correct!!! The journey of these items after the war is just as important as their journey during the war..the majority of the life of these items take place, as you say, after the guns fell silent. So why should we ignored it....but just my view.by Friedrich-Berthold
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Thank you, exactly, and this life is more nuanced than some collectors and especially dealers indicate.
Here is the inside of the hat, does it look good?
Hi Loubert150,
I still think this is a late(r) war example (and, as F.-B. shares my opinion, you can be sure of this fact). There seems to have been a foam/sponge rubber glued to the lining around the peak which has disappeared since. Not one of the highest quality pieces, but interesting. I always admire what cap makers were up to despite all the shortages of material, workers etc. of the late war years.
Sounds good, thanks for all the advise. This should compliment my officers tunic very nicely.
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