I have basically no background in relics, I guess I'd say I'm more of just a history buff. But when I walked past this guy in an antique shop, I couldn't stop myself.
I assume from the price tag alone it's a repro. I was sort of considering wearing it around the house to annoy my girlfriend, and I know better than to do that with something real. So lucky me!
Anyway, assuming it's fake, I still had some questions I was hoping you guys could answer:
1) Anyone know what this is pretending to be? It looked like an artillery officer visor, but I wasn't sure.
2) Should I lower the Reich cockade? It seems a little higher than usual.
3) Anyone know a good place to get cockades? I was thinking Prussia and ~maybe~ a totenkopf.
4) Will I be able to get this back into decent shape with steam? Any other ideas?
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