My brother bought this cap

[happychicken]

Hi there my brother bought this cap from a guy here in Australia.
He trusts the guy he bought it from but I thought I would ask here what people thought about it.
He does not know I have put this up here I hope it is real for his sake it smells old if that is a thing hahah

[Bob Lyons]

Sadly mate, I think your brother is going to be very disappointed...

[happychicken]

I thought the same thing when I was looking at it I did not think it looked correct

[happychicken]

Can you please give me some ideas so he can go back to dealer he paid $3800

[Brett]

Hi Mate, would there be any chance of finding out who this dealer is?

Regards
Brett

[ErWeSa]

Original white caps are extremely rare - there are only a few known examples around. I don't know for which organisation this cap was made (it looks professionally made) but certainly not for the SS. Piping, visor/peak, shape, fabric are far away from these.

There is a real one here (post # 14):
SS visor cap

[MAP]

I certainly hope he can get his money back.

That said, the price alone at AUD $3.8k (or even USD $3.8k) is the first warning sign. A cap like this would be worth multiples of this price.

[Neil Hever]

My advice is to avoid SS stuff like the plague when you are a novice collector. Start with Heer or Luftwaffe. Neil

[stonemint]

Cap is real, but never was SS.
It is a white-top for the Reichsbahn (they utilized blue piping for their white-tops).
IMO, these are French made.

Reichsbahn white-tops are rare--I have seen them go for as much as $2500 US, so not a total loss.
He needs to find some matching Reichsbahn insignia; gold buttons; and a chincord.

Here is what it originally would have looked like (mine is for the lowest paygrades, hence the chinstrap)

[KMMorris]

Hi Mate, would there be any chance of finding out who this dealer is?

Regards
Brett

Want to make a bet Brett that its that crook from Crimson Mist Militaria ?