Belgian made Waffen SS visor

[NickG]

This thread disappeared during the transition to the new server so I'm restarting it and the visor is now restored to its former glory so worth reposting!
It was found stripped with a damaged visor brim and correctly identified as a foreign made cap from Belgium.

[NickG]

Some period pictures You will notice the Army style eagle being worn. For the lower ranks these visors were private purchase items and acquired in Belgium where army eagles were easier to obtain. The skulls are Belgium production by a company called "Nominette" in Aalst, Belgium
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[NickG]

Here a Belgium made Skull and a Luftwaffe visor with the same black liner and a Belgium made metal Luftwaffe eagle (credit goes to the person who posted it
in the original thread which vanished...
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[NickG]

Now the cap 20200623_150435_resized.jpg 20200621_123434_resized.jpg 20200621_123414_resized.jpg 20200621_123458_resized.jpg 20200621_123507_resized.jpg 20200621_123421_resized.jpg 20200621_123439_resized (1).jpg 20200621_123418_resized.jpg

[NickG]

And in its finished condition. The Belgian made SS skull lined up perfectly with the holes in the cap band (with the wire prongs being on the vary outer edge).
The Walloon volunteer Untersturmfuhrer portrait (3rd image) motivated me to turn it into an officers cap. SS officers would usually get their caps in Germany when they were going thru the Fuhrerschule (officers school) and had an kleiderkasse allowance which is why officers caps are always textbook 100% German made "eigentumsstuck" (private purchase pieces). Enlisted men received their gear (no purchases) and during the war visors were usually not part of that (depending on duty) so Belgian volunteers sourced their needs locally while in Belgium if they wished to also have a visor for "best dress" occasions. 20200623_104043_resized.jpg 0C17B024-9321-45D6-B97A-2F4F397C469B.jpg

[NickG]

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[NickG]

The Belgian made skull with army eagle combination makes this Belgium made SS visor very typical for local production, as restored.
Hope you like it!
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[NickG]

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[NickG]

That's all folks!

[pieand]

Very good job Nick.

[gobusik]

Nice job!

[90th Light]

After all the pros and cons of the last thread, it certainly does look good Nick.

Getting that Belgium SS skull is just the iceing on the cake that SS hat needed. Did the prongs fit exactly through the original holes and not break when you put the skull on the hat ?

Chris

[itchyjoe]

Appreciate all the great photos and the history lesson to go along with them!

[Gene]

It turned out nice, even with the Krylon ;-)

Nice Luftwaffe visor by the way (Hans Brix, oh no!! What movie is that from. . . )

[NickG]

After all the pros and cons of the last thread, it certainly does look good Nick.

Getting that Belgium SS skull is just the iceing on the cake that SS hat needed. Did the prongs fit exactly through the original holes and not break when you put the skull on the hat ?

Chris

It was a perfect fit. The Belgian skull wire prongs lined up beautifully with the existing holes. Thanks for the positive comments guys! This is a keeper. Few survived!