It has always seemed risky to open up the sweatband (as pictured). What is the prevailing thought on this? I have a few visors, and although the leather is in tact, this practice seems as if it could easily result in a break/tear in the leather.
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It should be fine if done carefully. It is sometimes necessary to determine the authenticity of some caps. It's not something you will be doing every day, so no big deal! -
You are correct ( the OP) this practice is risky and I have seen bands and threads broken by those doing. In maybe 9 out of 10 cases this serves no information purpose but modern collectors have this knee jerk impulse when looking at a visor.
when I started buying visors most of these were 25-30 years old and materials in them were naturally much stronger on the whole. Now these caps are 75-80 years and are truly getting close to true antique artifact age.Comment
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Stiff sweatbands made of something other than leather will often break if you try to fold them up to look underneath. Be careful.Comment
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