and needless to say, Im pretty impressed
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I realize this forum is pretty much aimed towards the TR collector but I'm sure a few of you will appreciate it -
You bought the cap? Congratulations!
PS: Such a nice cap needs a nice skull. It takes some time to find an Imperial Prussia skull, but I think it is worth the time. The skull on your cap is nice, but it is a Wehrmacht cavalry tradition skull from the Berlin hoard.Last edited by Sergeant 08; 06-12-2010, 08:10 AM.Comment
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Yep. WWII 5th cavalry TK. Did you blacklight that cap? I did not bid, as the piping was fuzzy. I have around 60+ imperial caps visors and have flipped dozens more, and never is the piping fuzzy like that.Comment
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Tony,Originally posted by Tony & Kaiser View Post
I had the same first thought when I saw the auction photos.
A strange looking piping. But who knows?
PS: In 2000 I had bought a similiar cap. It looked like a Leibhusaren cap. The same colors! The only difference was the unusual piping. It was a cap for a guy from a Prussia Landwehrverein. That is the reason why you must be careful with such caps...Last edited by Sergeant 08; 06-12-2010, 08:02 AM.Comment
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no, actually havent done that. The severe tracking up top eased my fears but then again.....Comment
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Can´t speak of originality, but it sure look great...
Will look even better when you find a correct skull
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Ok Tony, let me play devils advocate for a moment because with all due respect I unlike you are not quite ready to poo poo this cap with my limited years of WW1 headgear experience. I respect your years of experience but I think it deserves a thorough examination and as I mentioned in my earlier post that the severe tracking is indicative of a cap of 50 years plus of storage/wear
The "fuzzy" piping was exacerbated by the fact that I took Scotch packaging tape to remove lint and dust from the cap and in turn this pulls on the material to a large degree.
At any rate, how do we explain the proper and correct period materials being used??
Are you suggesting that a cap of this high quality was made to deceive?
Before you jump too quickly. would you be willing to look at the cap personally?
finally, could someone post a pick of a correct skull??Comment
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Here is the photo from the auction. I think it had already the same condition before you used the packing tape.Originally posted by Gebirgsjäger View PostComment
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To be fair, I did not say this cap was fake. I said that fuzzy piping is not typical for an Imperial cap. They used typically a tight-weave cloth for piping. So I suggested black lighting it, and as always, judge for yourself, as you are the one who has it in your hands.
And below, and original Preußen Leib-Husarem TK on a 2LHR2 Krätzchen. If you squint hard enough, you can see the weave in the paiping cloth.
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It existed some different Imperial Prussia skull patterns that you could use.
Another...
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yes, your right it was fuzzy and I think I helped it along. Before I pursue this elusive skull, I will blacklight the piping and return with an update.
I want to thank you all for your contributions of photos and opinionsComment
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And another! I think the skull that Tony posted and the two others were the most common skull patterns on Leibhusaren caps.
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I've just returned from picking up the blacklight and although all it simply confirms at this point is that its of considerable age, the white piping does not glow and does not illuminate.
so, perhaps I'll bring it to the SOS this year and have it looked atComment
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I waited for a thread like this one to post the following cap which appeared last year!
Comments?
I will post more informations later.
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