SS cap opinion please

[RobertF]

The holes were smaller when I bought the cap. The skull is not from this cap. There wasn't insignia.

[BenVK]

From the photos and my experience I would say a heavily rebuilt cap made to deceive.

[S.Vestae]

the cap is bad, I need just the first pic...

[RobertF]

the cap is bad, I need just the first pic...

If it is fake it is a weird one in the sense of the material etc. and the same applies if it is original and reconditioned.
Please write me three differences between these caps?
In my opinion it has some nice qualities. I am interested in other opinions.

Regards Robert

[S.Vestae]

Well...the first cap is a early original ss cap, with short pipe, and short black band, not the same wool, or construction vs the second cap...

[BenVK]

I might be misinterpreting what I'm seeing but has a section of the card pasteboard been cut out from the area behind the skull?

This question needs to be answered to get to the bottom of what is going on with this hat.