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My little cap collection so far!
Hi guys,
In lack of anything better to do I took out my three caps (so far) and I put them side by side, something I've never done before, as I don't display anything, period
To the left is a decent quality officer's visor (might be an OKK-issue - it is unmarked) to an officer in the Army's medical branch, with nice cornflower blue piping. It has a tombak eagle which matches the cockade just perfectly - I find it a nice change from the standard silver ones. It is a bit out of shape, but I find that just charming - it was my first visor.
In the middle is a somewhat more rare cap - it is a nice private purchase example of a Luftwaffe EM/NCO cap with white piping for the "Hermann Göring"-unit. It has matching aluminium insignia and a nice ribbed black rayon lining - the black cap band is also made of rayon which is typical for high-quality private purchase pieces. It is in near stonemint condition. (This cap is a little further away from the camera than the others, so it appears smaller than it is).
To the right is my latest acquisition and my undisputed favorite of them all: A prewar Wilhelm Welhausen made pioneer officer cap of exceptional quality. The most impressive part of it in many ways is the black velvet piping (velvet piping is extremely rare). A nice touch is that the three rings of piping are all of different widths, thin at the bottom, medium in the middle and wide at the top. It has a soft leather visor and all-bullion insignia.
A small unimportant assembly I know, but it will grow hopefully
Regards,
Kenneth
Last edited by KSH; 07-24-2021 at 03:02 PM.
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02-15-2012 02:27 PM
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
So THAT is how you were playing! They look good, Kenneth
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
Last edited by KSH; 07-24-2021 at 03:03 PM.
Reason: Added more detailed exterior photos of HG cap
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
Hello Kenneth
You have a fine collection ! Keep it up ...
Kind regard
Alex
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
Very nice indeed Kenneth, you have a good eye for quality
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
Thank you guys!
Regards,
Kenneth
Last edited by KSH; 07-24-2021 at 03:03 PM.
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
Very good collection of high quality headgear Kenneth, very nice and I expect it will increase over time.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
quality items.
fab caps, I'm very jealous.
cheers
tony
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Re: My little cap collection so far!
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Bond
Very good collection of high quality headgear Kenneth
, very nice and I expect it will increase over time.
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spandau
quality items.
fab caps, I'm very jealous.
cheers
tony
Thank you, we all have to start somewhere
Regards,
Kenneth
Last edited by KSH; 07-24-2021 at 03:04 PM.
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