There is this guy I trade (on occasion) with who runs a tourist trap type shop that includes militaria. I have on rare occasions picked up killer pieces (a DAK rifle scope in cammo case and three boxes full of rare TR ordinance comes to mind) but mostly he picks up fake stuff or junk. Anyway he just picked up two visors which probably are repros BUT??? I thought I'd run these by you all to see what you think. The diplomat visor (or whatever) is blue with silver piping, plain fairly stiff diamond, a green trimmed eagle that looks cheesey to me and no checkering under the visor. The chinstrap seems real & has metal pieces in the ends. It is maker marked but the sweatband looks too new to me.
The HJ hat looks better, has no diamond, has a checkered visor but also has a new looking sweatband. It also has a SA/SS eagle?? that looks awfully new. The chinstrap looks kind of good.
Am I right, are these fakes? Or are these good finds?
The HJ hat looks better, has no diamond, has a checkered visor but also has a new looking sweatband. It also has a SA/SS eagle?? that looks awfully new. The chinstrap looks kind of good.
Am I right, are these fakes? Or are these good finds?
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