Allgemeine early em/nco visor (Alter Art) leather peak

[Arran]

Hmmm...I don't think I've ever seen a period pic of an early black cap without a chinstrap (excepting those with a cloth covered visor). Its a well put together cap, for sure, but I still don't like the finish on the visor. My main area of collecting is now pickelhauben, so I spend a lot of time looking at lacquered leather!

[drbill]

Here is interior of my SSVT Crusher in field gray with cloth covered visor- had to have been made by same maker/

[drbill]

Hmmm...I don't think I've ever seen a period pic of an early black cap without a chinstrap (excepting those with a cloth covered visor). Its a well put together cap, for sure, but I still don't like the finish on the visor. My main area of collecting is now pickelhauben, so I spend a lot of time looking at lacquered leather!

Well here you go from another thread on here from 2008 about ss crushers, an enlisted/nco Allg crusher with no chincord in wear in 1938.

[Arran]

That's a great photo, which illustrates the black cloth-billed crusher I mention above...

[drbill]

Arran. Love the pic of the cloth billed visor. Thanks for sharing.

[Arran]

Its from a recent Grenadier Auction, and sold for a princely sum!

[drbill]

Another period pic of vulcan fibre or paper billed alter arte style black visor worn by Der Reichfuhrer himself.

[drbill]

I can imagine.

[Arran]

The one above worn by the RFSS is devoid of a chin strap, but I'm pretty sure its a grey crusher, not black! I've still not seen an early black cap (other than cloth visored) that didn't employ a chin strap...