Fake Erel?

[wbarringer]

I need a bit of confirmation on what I'm thinking about this particularly Erel cap. I think it's a Latvian fake, but I'm not confident enough to give a definite answer. I know this picture is faint, but it's the best I can do in current conditions.

Let me know what you think. Thanks!

[lieproo]

YES, ALL THE WAY >

[Seigfried]

I'm not a hat expert but even I would leave this well alone!

[NTZ]

That is the latvian Erel. 100% fake!

[wbarringer]

I haven't found an Erel Sonderklasse with "Ideal" on it yet, but I thought that would be entirely too obvious.

Glad I got one right though.

[NTZ]

I haven't found an Erel Sonderklasse with "Ideal" on it yet, but I thought that would be entirely too obvious.

Glad I got one right though.

Don’t let this one sway you from other Ideal’s. Erel certainly made Ideal class visors and from a recent discovery in period publications they only made them for 1yr. We have always known they were rare but I believe even rarer than we thought. A great find if you can find a real one.