Salty Bergmutze

[B. N. Singer]

[QUOTE=BenVK]I think he meant that this type of stiffener i.e. horse hair wrapped in lining material, stitched up into a strap and then sewn into the lining is a feature he's only found on pre-war caps.

Are you referring to the stiffener that is exhibited in the hat you just picked up (originally posted on this thread)?

If so, I am almost certain that I have encountered this feature in 1940 dated BM's (which also had the gray on "light green" T insignia)
B. N. Singer

[BenVK]

Err..yes, the same as on the one I posted. Separate strap sewn top and bottom and not strictly speaking part of the lining.

[wurfmine]

Bm

Hi, if it looks fine to Glenn that would be good enough for me. The cloth does appear to be later production and if I am correct about the T form it's really just a question of months. It just looks like a classic pre war cap.


Nice cap, Mark

[hcliffe]

Very informative thread about the T eagles and stiffeners. Did we resolve the question, were these types of stiffeners only used on pre-war BM's? Here is my BM I picked up at the last SOS.

[hcliffe]

stiffener

[BenVK]

Great Bergmutze Harry, I missed your post until now. Maybe we could move this thread over to the cloth headgear forum now?

[hcliffe]

Sounds like the right place.