Heer M43 vs. SS M43 ?

[B. N. Singer]

Hi Mark, I think you have got it

Here is my Heer Officers Einheitsfeldmutze. I knew the Vet who brought it home and it came direct from his estate after he sadly died. No messing with the insignia.

Cheers, Ade.

Nice officers M43 hat Ade; how about a picture of the underside of the bill? A different material used I might wager!

B. N. Singer

[jacquesf]

Here is another officers m43 with T insignia. Jacques

[jacquesf]

Same cap with a period picture. Note the buttons.

[mmiller]

Jacques,

Man oh man, that pair is spectacular! And can you tell me about the buttons. Which caps should have which kind of buttons. So far, I have seen metal silvered buttons, plastic buttons with holes (for sewing on, of course), and now the style you have posted. Or were they just randomly applied? And further, are button types associated with the type of insignia (trapazoid or 'T') and/or the cap material itself?

Appologize for all the questions, but if I'm going to spend a 'grand' or more, I want the 'real deal'!

Thanks,
Mark

[jacquesf]

Mark, thanks, they are nice caps. To answer your questions re these m43's you need guys a lot more knowledgeable than me. Jacques

[Adrian Stevenson]

Nice officers M43 hat Ade; how about a picture of the underside of the bill? A different material used I might wager!

B. N. Singer

Hi Bryon, you have a sharp eye Have a look at this old thread from 2003 in which I show more of this cap.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=21999

Cheers, Ade.

[BenVK]

Officers caps are more open to variation because many were private purchase items. Here's one that has the T bird but stitched with the backing in a trapezoid. It also has standard issue buttons but no proper buttons holes, just small slits in the wool.

[mmiller]

Hi Ben.

Just magnificant! All the ones posted are! I want one. BAD.

Regards,
Mark

[Raffaello Carola]

Hi,

this is my M43 T insignia
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[mmiller]

Raffaello/Quex,

Thanks for the images. Incredible stitching on the insignia! I assume that the original insignia was always factory machine-stitched? Of course, some examples may be found with re-applied hand stitching.

Regards,
Mark

[Bob Hritz]

It is a fact that most Heer M-43 caps were reissued to the Waffen-SS.............in the las 50 years.

Bob Hritz