NKVD cap for review

[NickG]

It was described as follows:
"Russian NKVD officer's cap that was brought home by a 69th Division veteran of the Second World War". All too often these little archives are split up but it was received by the seller (from a picker) along with a the 1932-dated Tula Nagant revolver as well....+ US 69th Div uniform items...

Thoughts?

[NickG]

top and star

[NickG]

More

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Inside

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some more

[NickG]

Last set....$205 end bid...
I know these can be a minefield but this one shows wear, staining and mothing...and a name or initials....

[TrondK]

Thats a nice cap. I have one somewhere in my ragpile, but that one has chem troops piping!

Forgot to say- Send an email to Espenlaub, they deal with identification of these on a daily basis

[NickG]

Thanks. btw don't be alarmed!
The weird crown shape is of course because of the metal stand it rests on!

Some more maker or owner info???
I should have it in hand by the end of the week. More images to follow!

[NickG]

Thats a nice cap. I have one somewhere in my ragpile, but that one has chem troops piping!

Forgot to say- Send an email to Espenlaub, they deal with identification of these on a daily basis

I contacted them and they stated most likely early post war based on the star...
but it's a good one at a cheap price. I got lucky!

[NickG]

They further commented as follows: (Made me happy, I got $205 bucks in it!! Confirmation its a WW2 style for sure)
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Yes, it is a nice M35 model (not a post war type) and even if it is postwar issue, (Star is not a big problem)
the price range is about 500E for such examples.

[Marcel Banziger]

These caps are a minefield and there's almost no to no difference between wartime ones and very, very early postwar ones. This one gives me a good feeling and I like the well worn look of it. And for that price it's a winner anyway!

[NickG]

Thanks Marcel. Yes a winner indeed! It came in!
I'm very pleased with it!

[NickG]

No dates on the buttons...blank but its certainly a bonafide early M35 visor, of this State Security organization!

[NickG]

and a thorough inspection "under the hood" revealed this nice surprise! Besides the cyrillic initials in another area,



More clues! A name! (Was not evident in the auction pictures...overlooked...)
It almost looks like an area of the liner was trimmed away to create this writing space! A nice bonus...
But what does it read?
It might be the US veteran's name...? (69 Inf. Div vet). Could be an indicator of WW2 vintage!

[TrondK]

Nice!!!!!

You need more space for all your trinkets now that NKVD has started patroling your museum aswell.