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    100k euro for Prince Otto von Bismarck's cap!

    Actually, 100k was the hammer price so that's not including commission!

    https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/...s/lot/id/72668

    White cloth with lemon-yellow cap band and piping, high, slightly creased top, Prussian metal cockade in officer’s version (small flaws at the edge), black visor of synthetic material (newly stitched), champagne-coloured silk lining and champagne-coloured leather sweatband with inscription "HV Schön 87". Slightly stained in places, isolated moth damage. Worn headgear in good condition.The object at hand is Bismarck’s visor cap to the dress uniform of the Cuirassier Regiment "von Seydlitz" (Magdeburg) No. 7. Prince Otto von Bismarck was a member of the regiment à la suite from 18 October 1868 and on 26 April 1894 took over the position of regimental chief.Individual details of the cap that deviate from the general standard are the creasing of the top and the short visor, the light-coloured, fine silk lining and the light-coloured sweatband. Moreover, the sweatband shows on its inside the old inventory number of the Bismarck Museum in Schönhausen (Elbe) that was constructed at Bismarck’s birthplace during his lifetime in 1891.Provenance: Aus dem Bismarck-Museum Schönhausen, restituiert an die Familie Bismarck. Provenienzdokument vorhanden.Condition: II
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    #2
    Helmut Weitze has Emperor Franz-Joseph I's visor cap as Chef of Husaren Regt.nr. 16 for only 3,000 euros. Tha's a real bargain compared to this cap!

    Bob Shoaf

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      #3
      Originally posted by Robert Shoaf View Post
      Helmut Weitze has Emperor Franz-Joseph I's visor cap as Chef of Husaren Regt.nr. 16 for only 3,000 euros. Tha's a real bargain compared to this cap!

      Bob Shoaf
      I heard there might be issues with that visor. A KWII visor sells for about $10k if you can find one.

      Gary B
      ANA LM #1201868, OMSA LM #60, OVMS LM #8348

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        #4
        Funny you should say that Gary.

        https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/...s/lot/id/72766
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          #5
          Ben,

          Incorrect cypher for KW II (wrong crown and wrong "W"). Attached picture is the correct cypher for KWII and a PDF file showing the various cyphers. So there is a reason it sold so cheap.

          There are, to my knowledge, 4 KWII visors in the US at this time.

          Gary B
          Attached Files
          ANA LM #1201868, OMSA LM #60, OVMS LM #8348

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            #6
            A debate already had ....
            http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru....php?t=1038069
            Kind regards,
            Sandro

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              #7
              Thanks, Sandro.

              Gary B
              ANA LM #1201868, OMSA LM #60, OVMS LM #8348

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                #8
                Originally posted by Gary B View Post
                So there is a reason it sold so cheap.
                Yep, that explains it, thanks.

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                  #9
                  What a price!
                  I wonder if the buyer bought it as collector or as an investor...

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