Fake Finnish army visor caps

[Verikauha]

There has been fake visor caps manufactured and appearing at least since 2016. Some finnish collectors knows this, but majority doesn't.
Before Finnish caps have been quite safe to purchase without fear of bying high-cost fakes. Prices are going only up.

Thus far it is known that those caps come from one certain celler, who also sells other faked cloth items. His method is quite sophisticated.
He only makes/orders one rare item per category of Finnish hats and sells them only one time.

This far I have noticed these kind of caps. Likely from same source.

-Army m/22 visor caps rank general, NCO, officer types.
-m/27 Coastal artillery
-m/27 Airforce visor caps.
-ww1 german kriegsmarine visor cap. Wreath age and cap form were same.

Photos are before mentioned seller pics.
Sold 2016


There has been only one person could have had this coastal artillery general cap, Väinö Valve. Sold 2016


This was sold recently. 2021


2021


Only photo, notice same long peak and rigid, puffed form, 2019


There exist old reproductions of m/22 NCO visor caps. But those were made for army heritage musicians. Different from these.

[Aleksander P]

Interesting, thanks for sharing! I think I've seen the same seller on Tori.fi

[jullemus]

yepppp that russian guy was asking 400 euros for 1 cap long time ago in tori..

[Verikauha]

Currently it is easy to be wary of one known seller. But what happens after when cap maker starts selling these hats in web auctions from Sweden or Germany.
Then it gets difficult, because foreing countries are outside Finnish collectors observation view, and visor hat origins becomes muddled.

I did remember that seller also sold white "m/22 officer cadet visor hat" in 2016.

Finnish Officer cadet uniforms are in closed circulation, and worn cloths are destroyed. Reason why old m22 cadet uniforms don't exist.

[TheOVJM]

Yes, I've seen this guy as well. There's currently one cap he's selling on Tori. It is good that people are notified of this. Vanha amiraalin koppalakki ja merkki, ...

[Verikauha]

Thanks for link. I stole pics.

Objectively, top of the hat isn't anymore tight and rigid like precious caps.
Cap sideband width look rigth, but with fake ornamental stripes band. Peak still too long.
Slowly improving.

[Verikauha]

This cap ended in Jaegerplatoon website pics, private collector hat. I believe it to be fake. Buffed top and peak is no good.
It also has fire department cockade, same color as Viipuri civil guard district.

m/27 civil guard visor cap

[TheOVJM]

Yes, the rim of the peak especially looks off. Almost like in Japanese caps.

[TheOVJM]

The guy strikes again.

[TheOVJM]

Not 100% sure but this looks like another one of those fake caps that's been circling around.