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    New crusher!

    I just happened to be in the right place at the right time this weekend to snag this nice little cap. It has a fair amount of wear and some serious mothing on the sides and back of the center band, but I really like it. Hope you like it as much as I do.
    Doug
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      Doug,
      Right place at the right time sounds awfully familiar to me. Well done.
      I like it very much. I hope that it is okay, I just wouldn't know because I haven't any experience with these, but it certainly looks pretty good.

      Mark

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        #4
        Now that is a Beauty. I love Alter Art caps

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          #5
          Very unusual stitching on the eagle and the sweatband has been repair stitched, hard to say when obviously. I wouldn't say it's a one looker but it could be fine.

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            #6
            I am pretty sure the eagle is a replacement, stitching and wear. Jacques

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              #7
              The sweat band has obviously been re-stitched, but given the wear pattern in the cap it looks to have been done during the period.
              The eagle is a tough call. In the photos, the flat-wire picks up the flash. In hand, it is very tight to the cloth and the eagle and thread is nicely aged. It could be post-war replaced, but in hand it is pretty convincing. I do agree though that the stitching is obviously different in style than that used on the wreath. As the cap came out of an older collection in Germany, I guess I will never know for sure. Overall I'm very happy with it.
              Doug

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                #8
                Yeah, eagle looks fresh compared to the cockade doesn't it. What do you think with the cap in hand Doug? Did it come out of Germany?

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                  You posted just before me Doug so thanks for the answers. If you're happy, that's all that matters. Photos only tell half the story.

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                    #10
                    I think the eagle could well be original to the cap.

                    I have seen the odd "crusher" cap with the eagle applied that way. It is not common but to be done that consistantly & evenly it has to be done while the cap is being assembled so they can move it around on the sewing machine with ease while they do it. This would be a lot harder to do on an assembled cap with its lining in place and the stitching is never even in number of stitches when done after assembly of the cap.

                    Also if you are going to replace an eagle then why go to that trouble when the norm is neatly hand-stitched on which a lot easier and readly accepted.

                    Need a hands on to be certain but a close up image of the eagle would help.

                    Hard to say and more from the image provided, Chris

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