Here some shots of my Tropical cap .
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Looks like it never had an eagle on the front ,since there are no stitch marks inside or outside . -
Inside is dark green . Cap has 2 gromets to each side .Comment
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...and inside is black ink marked with 57 for size and a circle with " H P C " inside . Any idea what this stands for , what manufacturer ??? I sure would like to know .Comment
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The cap sure looks good on my tropical Navy tunic !Comment
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Hallo DougOriginally posted by DougO View Post
HPC stands for Hermann Potthoff of Coesfeld Mutzenfabrik
best regards. enorepapComment
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Looks like a nice KM tropical hat.HCComment
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Wrong! HPC stands for High Price Cap.
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Nice tropical KM.
Glenn"A Man's Got to Know His Limitations"Comment
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Hallo BenOriginally posted by BenVK View PostWrong! HPC stands for High Price Cap.
Not always. I get a good bargain with my EM/NCO HPC some months ago
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Thans for yor kind comments and the promt ID by 'enorepap '. As I recall , I got this mint condition cap about 10 years ago at a gun show for $ 150 . Thanks , Bernd .Comment
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Just in case there is any confusion, my Dad (Bernd) also posts under my ID here on WAF on occassion. He is one of those lucky guys whose collection was built when prices in this hobby were still `reasonable`.
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A Lucky Duo
Doug, you and Bernd are a very special & a very lucky DUO.
You are blessed with the enjoyment of Sharing & Collecting the same TR Items of interest. What could be better! Not much, IMHO.
Your dual collections are World Class - and you gladly share them with us all.
Hat's (Visor's) Off ..... to 2 special guys!!! .......... Dave/dblmedComment
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Dave ; Thanks for your kind words . When Doug was a 8 year old "Youngster" , I would take him with me to all the local Militaria / Gun Shows here in the Midwest , like Tulsa , Springfield and the 2 MAX-Shows in St. Louis ,MO . Those were the "good old days " of collecting ! Anyhow , Doug started out with some small and inexpensive items , like Tinnies , some badges and US Pilot wings ; --and sometimes guys would just give him an item here and there . ! We stay in contact all the time --and the fun of collecting remains !! Regards , BerndComment
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