Pz. Officers M43

[BenVK]

Picked this one up recently from Germany. The sellers pics weren't great so I had to go with my gut feeling but I'm glad I did. It just feels right if you know what I mean.
Actualy, it's not really a standard M43. The peak is short, it has no pull down loops and only has a single line of stitching across the top the flaps. It also has an internal stiffener that runs around the circumference of the cap. These traits match another Officers cap I have.
My only concern is the piping. I haven't handled another with this loose weave of aluminium wire before. Any thoughts on that?
Like 99% of the caps I've aquired from Germany, the eagle has been removed, the thread still hangs there quite clearly.
Anyway, some pics but I really wish you guys could smell it as well. Never had one that stank so much like an old tractor!

[BenVK]

Short peak more like bergmutze.

[BenVK]

Crown has a nice pinched look.

[BenVK]

Nice little ersatz sweatband.

[BenVK]

Piping.

[billbert]

Like it more than I dont..Billbert variation piping seen before

[Lenny W]

I really wish you guys could smell it as well. Never had one that stank so much like an old tractor!

i think you should send it to me Ben so i can have a wif very interesting cap you have there my friend

[Richard P]

Ben,

The reason it smells like a tractor is because it is a farming tractor repair officers hat. The eagle had a tractor tire in place of the swastika. Just joking of course...

Very cool cap Ben...I haven't seen piping like that, but it looks legit. I have seen a lot of other wierd piping so nothing surprises me. Very nice score, when it gets soundly condemned, I'll be happy to take it off your hands.

Richard

[David T]

Ben,can you determine by the silhouette of the eagle if it was an Army eagle or Luftwaffe?

[Rylan]

Very nice one, with a bullion cockade.

[BenVK]

Ben,can you determine by the silhouette of the eagle if it was an Army eagle or Luftwaffe?

Definitely not Luft. Possibly one like this.

Lenny, come over to London for a visit and bring your nose with you!

[BenVK]

Just wondering if anyone has or has seen for sale an eagle similar to the one in the photo?

[BenVK]

Bringing this one back up because try as I might, I've not been able to find anything anywhere that reasembles the eagle on this cap in the photo. Can anyone help?
The more I look at my cap, the more I'm convinced that it had a similar eagle and so, of course, I'm eager to find one.

[Gerard/Relic Hunter]

It's looks to me to be silver bullion hand embroidered on a black background.

[BenVK]

Quite possibly, the claws look mighty strange though don't they, like the eagle has got a pair of 70's flares on.