Kriegsmarine Soft Cap

[Dan]

What do you think of this and the ship title?

[reneblacky]

Is it actually a German cap? construction is very similar to my Australian WW2 50's issued one.
Anyway I'm not an expert on these, just laying it out there.

[Daniel]

Hello,
I too am no expert on these however, could it just be an Australian hat, as René has previously stated, but with a German cap tally attached to it? Repro cap ribbons are easy to find. The shape also looks off for a kreigsmarine cap to me but I easily could be wrong.
Just trying to help.

Regards,
Daniel

[Dan]

Yeah I agree - new to kriegsmarine caps so still learning! thanks

[MAP]

Beyond what is said above, the long ends of the tally at the back of the cap should also be loose instead of cut down and sewn tight to the cap?

The condition of the tally also looks much newer than the cap itself. Another indicator.

[Geoff Ward]

I enjoyed this thread. I know very little about Kriegsmarine items .What caught my eye was the name on the tally! Having built a model of the famous ship as a child, it popped right into my head. A common tactic of the crooks is to add names or features to something to make it even more appealing. As an example imagine the same cap with a U.S.S. Arizona Tally.. (I hope that makes sense) Anyhow I am very grateful to all the forum members who have kept me from making many expensive mistakes through the years!! German battleship Scharnhorst - Wikipedia

Regards, Geoff

[reneblacky]

Chucking in another RAN WW2. I think the RN type is similar.

[paulscoot]

Is the cap tally joined on the left of the cap (as you wear it) ? if so it is the repro they used to sell on HMS Belfast, It was embroidered off centre to have a bow on the left RN style, Of course as mentioned by map the German style would have 2 flowing tally at the rear. Hope this makes sense. Regards Paul