Pioneer NCO cap

[SimonSorenKam]

This is one from my collection. Pioneer NCO cap(?). I was able to get a dentist mirror between the cloth and eagle. The back is marked FHB 38 I believe.

[ErWeSa]

I'm not sure what to make of this cap - the exterior looks good, the sweatband, however, seems to be a Soviet one. As far as I can see it is machine sewn to the cap. This could mean a professional period repair or else....

Looking forward to the specialists' opinions.

EDIT: I knew I had seen something like this here on the forum:

Soviet visor hats construction: how to recognize war time issue?

With this I am afraid at least the sweatband is post-war. Perhaps Dimas sees this - he's the specialist in this field (and others of course).

[SimonSorenKam]

I'm not sure what to make of this cap - the exterior looks good, the sweatband, however, seems to be a Soviet one. As far as I can see it is machine sewn to the cap. This could mean a professional period repair or else....

Looking forward to the specialists' opinions.

EDIT: I knew I had seen something like this here on the forum:

Soviet visor hats construction: how to recognize war time issue?

With this I am afraid at least the sweatband is post-war. Perhaps Dimas sees this - he's the specialist in this field (and others of course).

That would make sense since the diamond is gone, perhaps the band was in such poor shape it was replaced.

[ErWeSa]

Could you please post pictures with the sweatband turned up in the area of the visor/peak?

[SimonSorenKam]

[ErWeSa]

Thanks! This is really completely machine-sewn, with a seemingly thin thread. Looks like a professional job. Did the cap come from Russia? I haven't seen anything like this before. Hopefully the advanced collectors will chime in.

[SimonSorenKam]

No it was here in the US. Now whether it came from Russia before then is anyone's guess. Thanks for that link to the soviet hat stitching and bands, it was informative. I never paid attention to the sweatband until you brought it up really. I have been out of collecting so long I feel like I'm starting all over again. I wish I still had more of my reference material.

[SimonSorenKam]

This morning I woke up and it was like Christmas, but in December!

[SimonSorenKam]

Thanks for the like stonemint. It was your suggestion and recommendation to add these to my reference library that made me pick them up!

[HARRY THE MOLE]

Wim Saris is sorely missed. Maybe the moderators could see fit to welcome him back? His transgression seemed worst than it actually was because of language differences.