Is this Schirmmütze "good" or "bad"?

[Kurt]

This time a Schirmmütze for evaluation:

[MMarcus]

Hi
I do not know the manufacturer, hold the cap, however, for OK
greeting MMarcus

[stonemint]

It's made by Heinrich Balke--they are still in business today. From the limited pics, this looks like a wartime Nebel visor.

[Kurt]

Thank you guys... let me improve the "limited pic" situation:

[Peter A Larson]

according to my Wilkins book. WWII period Heinrich Balke Hut-und Mutzenfabrik, Bremen,Bachstr. 79-80 address.post war Heinrich Balke Gmb&co,Bauerland 19 D28259 Bremen Closed on August 1st 2000 insovency.founded 1888 sweatshield Rhomboid.verified products Army officer schirmmutze. No picture available. The rhomboid shape matches, as does the address. It looks good to me. Just my opinion.

[KM-NZ]

nice nebeltruppe cap, I want the officer version for my tunic of this one

Mark

[jacquesf]

Nice looking cap. Jacques

[solo]

Surely a good one and rare
Carlo

[Lignemaginot]

Hmmm. Based on my experience with HB caps, I'm going to say that it looks like there could be a problem with this one.

I've had two HB caps go through my hands, and they both had a strange type of "Pekuros"-like edge to the sweatband. I thought this might have something to do with the difference between an officer and an OR cap, but the first example I'll show you is from a Luft Nachtrichten cap; look at the edge above the sweatband:

[Lignemaginot]

Now here's an officer's Motorized Transport:

[Lignemaginot]

Having said all that, HB did also make contract caps which did not use their padding above the sweatband - but the example I've had did not have the fancy maker's mark (only a stamp under the sweatband, like other contract caps):

[Lignemaginot]

So, in closing, I'd check out the stitching on your cap very, very carefully; does the lining (which is original) "sit" properly in the cap? To me, it looks rather "baggy", as if it has not been pleated in that way for the past 60 years. I'm afraid that it very well could be a frankenstein.

[schirmmutze]

I just took a closer look at the stiching of this cap....
There are a couple of things I noticed.
Just my two cents

Stiching of two different colors......



Very sloppy stiching under piping.....

[NTZ]

I'm afraid that it very well could be a frankenstein.

I agree 100% That or major repairs. Black light that cheesecloth in the front.

[Kreager]

It's all about the right pics posted that start to show the evidence of someones frankestein handywork. Sorry, but it looks to have been messed with. I was pulling for you when I first saw the initial posted pics.