Off. PANZER side cap OPINION

[B. N. Singer]

Good Lord, how did the interior of that hat get so soiled!!

B. N. Singer

[Glenn McInnes]

Eagle is a reproduction,not crazy about the hat either. Have seen plenty of fakes with that maker.(a maker during the period though)




Glenn

[TONY Q.W.]

It is possible that this cap used to be field gray and then it was dyed black to become panzer. The eagle, as it was noted, is a reproduction.

[solo]

It is possible that this cap used to be field gray and then it was dyed black to become panzer. The eagle, as it was noted, is a reproduction.

Hi Tony ,if the cap was field gray and thaen dyed black all the threads should be black instead are white.

The eagle is a repro , but the whole cap?

Thanks

Carlo

[TONY Q.W.]

Hi Tony ,if the cap was field gray and thaen dyed black all the threads should be black instead are white.

The eagle is a repro , but the whole cap?

Thanks

Carlo

Carlo, you are VERY CORRECT on that! So color dy is out of the question.

[B. N. Singer]

It is possible that this cap used to be field gray and then it was dyed black to become panzer.....

Goodness, what about the lining!!!

B. N. Singer

[TONY Q.W.]

Goodness, what about the lining!!!

B. N. Singer

Mr. Singer, I don't think 'they' would deep the whole cap in a bucket with black dye but instead 'they' would be quite careful in the same way when 'they' dye white cloth TKs from white to the very rare green tropical ones. There is obviously an explanation of the stained liner but it's up to any body's quess (such after "they" have dyed the wool black, they stiched the liner in to it little to early OR somebody washed the cap in a very high temp so the black bleed into the liner, which is the most probable scenario IMO)

Best Regards,

[Kreager]

That black on the liner does not look like bleed through. Look close, that black is on the top of the thread (just the oppisit with bleed through)almost like someone with dye on there hands touched the liner and then tried to wipe it off. This would explain why the black is more dark in the middle and less towards the edges.

Now is it an original cap, I have no idea but we all agree that this cap has been messed with ie. bad eagle, dye on liner.

[RUHL13]

Polished there boots when they were done

[Glenn McInnes]

The black staining in the liner is probably an attempt to make it look more believable.

Oil stains from a tank or something like that.




Glenn