I own this French made KM side cap which has a white eagle (an early panzer eagle on black background) instead of a gold one. It is nicely hand stitched with proper period rayon thread.
I'm not a KM guy at all, but to me, my wife (who's a textile expert), & a couple of collector friends, the cap is black wool and not dark navy blue, it's even sewn together with black thread & has a gray lining. Even the national colors are on a black background.
I know that silver was the KM color for admin. insignia but did they do this, or was this cap actually made for Panzer troops? The cap has the round French makers mark too. http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=856465
So is it KM, or Panzer, or a replaced eagle...albeit applied with original thread?
I'm not a KM guy at all, but to me, my wife (who's a textile expert), & a couple of collector friends, the cap is black wool and not dark navy blue, it's even sewn together with black thread & has a gray lining. Even the national colors are on a black background.
I know that silver was the KM color for admin. insignia but did they do this, or was this cap actually made for Panzer troops? The cap has the round French makers mark too. http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=856465
So is it KM, or Panzer, or a replaced eagle...albeit applied with original thread?
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