LW Officer's Summer Visor Cap made by Erel

[steiner99]

I agree with NTZ. The inside is very stragen and do not have any characteristics for an typical EREL.

The sweatband is crap and is 100% not made before 1945! I also don't like the green upside of the bill. I never saw a plain upside like this one.

The white ealge is absolutely crap. What a bad repro!

IMO a frankenstein cap.
I would stay far away from it.

best,
steiner99

[stonemint]

I also hate to be the bearer of bad news. This is a hybrid Janke/latest generation fake. It appears they are using gold/silver flake for the lettering. Most commonly seen are Schellenberg, Erel, and Hoffmann.
The "Ideal" logo is characteristic of Janke, as is the black-cotton thread for the cockade.

Here is another Ideal:

[stonemint]

Here is a Schellenberg of this series of fakes--note the silver flake, and the lining:

[stonemint]

Here is a Hoffmann:

[stonemint]

I just want to be clear that I am not posting this to "pile on", but to help educate all our members. This is an "Ideal" stamp on a typical Janke s/b:

[Vet44]

hello guys
thanks for comments .

tomorrow afternoon, I will meet Mr.Michael Janke.
we will see whether it quite yet. Michael lives about 40 km away from my hometown. i know him very well.

this cap, I have not bought from him.

let you know .

greetings Andi

[Vet44]

hello Gents

upgrade to you !! . you may call expert ,

your comments about Janke manufactured, are 100% correct.

this cap is a fake .


i'am congratulate you on your perfection.

a forum is only as good as its members. Wehrmacht Awards is the best forum what I know.

thanks all for detected this fake .

greetings Andi

[NTZ]

Tell Michael we said hi, we love his work

[Vet44]

Tell Michael we said hi, we love his work

no problem .

[JackHyv]

Sorry Andi,

I hope you didn´t make any personal financial loss with that cap.

Jack

[Vet44]

Sorry Andi,

I hope you didn´t make any personal financial loss with that cap.

Jack

much more important is that I no fake cap in my collection.

Andi

[Vet44]

remove please

[Kreager]

Please don't delete pics, even if it is a repro and you may have taken a loss. This thread could have been useful as an educational role, but now it's just USELESS

[Vet44]

Please don't delete pics, even if it is a repro and you may have taken a loss. This thread could have been useful as an educational role, but now it's just USELESS

hello ,

i'am understand , but the cap goes back to the seller . i want no worse with him. he did not know that the cap is not real.

greetings Andi

[Mike Davis]

hello ,

i'am understand , but the cap goes back to the seller . i want no worse with him. he did not know that the cap is not real.

greetings Andi

Removing the photos is bad form Vet44. Now the thread has no learning value.