General's Old Style Hat

[Tony Mickelson]

I bought this from a dealer a number of years ago. It was suppose to have comfrom the family estate of Gen Clemens Betzel. The dealer had his dagger, uniform, original photos, ect. Real or not m42 010.jpg

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Maker's name

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Front inside view

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Rear inside View

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Eagle

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Front

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side

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front looking up

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Tony--crush caps are not my forte', but I like what I see so far--can you pop the hood and trunk w/o damaging the SB?

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More pictures

I carefully lifted up the sweat band. It has a cork band to the front which is showing its age.m42 020.jpg

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More under the Sweat Band Pictures

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More under the Sweat Band Pictures

m42 022.jpg Gen. Betzel died in March 1945 bases on the Bio I received as part of the package with both a couple original photos and copies of photo's.

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Photo

[ATTACH]697466[/ATTACH] Top photo he is the General on the right with the German Cross and Knight's Cross.

[Kreager]

Tony, If good that is a very unique piece. It's just done in a very different construction then most old style caps. Mr. Kane will be a great source for this one .

[B. N. Singer]

I could entertain doubts.

B. N. Singer