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01-20-2013 08:24 AM
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
Hi,for an early type cap it shows no sign of wear, that seems odd to me but that just may be me being over cautious!
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
A desirable cap that comes from a nice collection. The former owner decided to part with his collection of black tunics and visors and has sold them through Bruce. Many period photos exist that show the SS visor with an eagle other than that of the standard SS eagle so it is plausable that the insignia are indeed original to the cap. I would find it difficult to assign a specific date of 1938 to this item, but Bruce has had much experience with these.
If the Hersteller number did not get recycled or reassigned then based on references this is a Lubstein cap which, to some, makes it all the more desirable. I would be comfortable with it in my collection so, if it speaks to you, why not?
This image was posted by FB a while back:
Proof that not everything was or is always completely regulation.
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
Thanks for your considerations. I apprecieate the hat's solid provenance.
Any photos of Sepp and Heiny together are always intriguing. In their case, the winner was the last one standing. cheers. Paul
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
Its a very nice cap and I myself can not find anything wrong with it. A superb example.
Cheers, Pat
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
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Patrick Lewis
Its a very nice cap and I myself can not find anything wrong with it. A superb example.
Cheers, Pat
Thanks for your vote of confidence Pat.
cheers. Paul
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
But one thing I do notice is the cork band(?) is going over the RZm tag. I havent seen that before but then again I havent been collecting long.
Cheers, Pat
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Re: SS visor hat-early insignia,late hat
As Dr. CMH noted, this cap came from a collector known to me whom I esteem highly. There is much visual evidence of the older badges or other badges in wear on these caps. The simplest thing is to examine the cap, which I am happy to do to see if the badges are fiddled. It is usually clear. However, I know the former owner to have been a careful and fastidious collector, so I trust his judgment as I do, as well, that of Bruce Herman. I remember clearly when the latter got this cap and the former bought it early in the last decade. In any case, if the badges are a source of concern, then buy another cap, but this is a Lubstein cap ca. 1938 or 1939, and in a fine state of preservation, and of pleasing quality. Lubstein black enlisted caps are not especially common, if you want to engage the maker thingy. The cap also has a name in it, which makes that more wanted for some.
The appearance of the insignia matches the cap, so to each his own. I thought of buying the thing at the time, but I have several of these. I am not exactly disinterested in all of this, you might protest, as both persons are friends of mine.
I am also much less fussy about replaced badges on SS caps, having forty odd years of experience, where such caps are often denazified or collectors have fiddled with them. I do not think such applies here.
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