Paul Kaps "Crusher" for Signals Officer

[BaselA]

Wanted to show my first acquisition for 2020. The cap is an early one by Paul Kaps with a leather brim and nicely patinaed bullion wreath and cord. It was sold to me as cavalry, but in hand I believe the piping is lemon-yellow (signals/nachrichten). I own a Kaps recon/cavalry visor, and the piping color is much different.

The pasteboard is quite flexible and the cap can be folded, but certainly not what one would call a true "feldmutze alter art".

Hope you like it / comments welcome

[stonemint]

Basel, sweet score, congrats

[RGD51]

Coldblooded killer.... great crusher. Congrats!

Robt.

[enorepap]

Well done

[solo]

Great score
Carlo

[Lenny W]

Very nice . The pasteboard is quite flexible,it is now that you crushed it.

[KC1]

Beautiful addition -

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Sexy beast!

[jacquesf]

I love it, top visor. J

[stonemint]

Basel--Are you sure it is not Kav? It seems to me that Kaps used a lighter shade of yellow for Kav than normally seen (which appears lighter with a flash).
Can you get some pics outside when it is overcast?

[BaselA]

Basel--Are you sure it is not Kav? It seems to me that Kaps used a lighter shade of yellow for Kav than normally seen (which appears lighter with a flash).
Can you get some pics outside when it is overcast?

Good point. I'm not 100% sure, but it is certainly a different color than my other Kaps "kav" visor. The other cap is of later manufacture, has a much taller peak and thicker piping. It's possible of course that there was variation in piping shades.

Here's a comparison shot in direct sunlight (through a window, it's freezing outside ).

[RoyA]

Absolutely superb!

[helmuthunter]

Just gorgeous!!! 😍. Thanks for sharing !!!

[TWS]

Wonderful cap. Congratulations on picking it up. I'm jealous.

[KC1]

I would concur - Signals farbe from the photos posted.