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Just a couple things I don't like about this piece.
1. The shortness of the side liner material and the thread used to hold it down, looks stretched to the limits of ripping through the material.
2. The sweat diamond looks very floppy almost plastic like (not tight).
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As you have the sweatband lifted you should see some red markings on the side linings.
Also can you provide pics with the sweatband lifted and show how the lining is conected (like pic # 5 ) but all around the cap , specially one showing the side?Comment
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Well the lining and sweatband are original Pekuro but they are sure sitting in the cap funny aren’t they? I would also like to see more inside pics.Comment
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Hello Kreager,
About the sweatdiamond,it sure isn´t plastic....it´s celluloid..when I lift it a little bit with my fingernail little pieces chip off the diamond.
Regards,
TheoComment
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That's good news. It just looked a little wavey that's all. Still have my other concern much like NTZ.Originally posted by schirmmutze View PostComment
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This one is for tony,
Tony,when I lift up the sweatband I can see the red markings you are talking about,this is good I think so....
All of my other visorcaps have these red markings....
All the best,
TheoComment
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That's good Theo, but if you could provide the additional pics (mentioned my previous post), so we could be 101% sure.Originally posted by schirmmutze View Post
Regards,Comment
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Hi Theo,
I've just found this helpful thread for you: Do an advance search and type exactly: Pekuro Luft Visor in Question (thread by Mr. Blades) and go to post #11
Also, even if your lining is stitched like the following example you are in a safe ground
. Here is the thread:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...2638&highlight
Ok, I admit in the above example the visor has been restitched thus the lining is quite messed up, but I reasure you that in this type of subcontracted PeKuro visors, the lining is stitched (on the sides) in a kind of messy way, even in untouched examples.Comment
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I have no problems with this cap--Pekuro did use Heer visors on their later-war LW hats, both EM/NCO and officers. Usually, with the zinc-green leather sweatband you see a zinc-green underpaint on the visor, but it looks like they didn't bother with this one. The lining over the pasteboard does seem a little short, but this is most likely a late-war expediency measure.NEC SOLI CEDITComment
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Originally posted by stonemint View Post
To save this tiny bit of material? Naw! Pekuro caps must be looked at very carefully because as we know the company was in business through mid 80's......... including the EXPLOSIVE POPULARITY of WWII collector items.
Caps just like 'daggers' were subject to PARTS being available.....Regards,
DaveComment
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Thanks for the replieS
First of all,I want to thank you guys for looking at the visor!
When I bought the cap,a few years ago,my friend did some tests with the materials used on the cap (he´s working as a forensic officer for the government).
he looked at the aging of the materials used and the build-up of the fabric.
All found out to be original.
So one thing is for sure...the entire cap is made of the original materials.
IF it is a fake,the people who made this visorcap put a lot of time and efford in it to make it.
Maybe,this cap was made by Pekuro in the early 50´s using the original materials...I don´t know..I think nobody can tell that for sure
Anyway,
Thanks again for the replies!!!
Regards,
Theo
btw,I will post some more detail pictures of the cap next weekend,I´m in the babysitting business at the moment
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