"Salty" M42 Splinter Camo Hat LARGE SIZE

[Willi Z.]

This cap needs to be discussed in the head gear section.

Could we also see some photos of what should be significant natural wear to the lining?

[Glenn McInnes]

Moved from Estand.



Looks bad to me as well,fake grommets etc.





Glenn

[Willi Z.]

I now see that Cliff, to his credit, posted this cap in here yesterday for opinions and none were given.

A post-war cap with artificial aging, IMO.

[airborne_steve]

Swiss zelt camo material I believe. Kind of cool though.

Steve

[hcliffe]

Hi Steve, I don't think it is Swiss. Some of the pics do seem to have the typical Swiss "mottling", but I'm thinking that is dirt/wear.

Here is a good thread showing the differences between German and Swiss.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ght=swiss+zelt

[Palmenmuster]

The construction of this cap resembles the WSS M-42 cap, not a good sign for a fieldmade Wehrmachtcap. From the pictures, I have doubts.

Best regards, Tom

[clestuff]

thanks

Thanks for the opinions. I did post it for discusstion first. I've had a lot of M$@s and 43s. In hand this really looks like honest wear. I thought at first it might have been a zelt chopped up but many spots in hat show real head wear and signs it was worn while in form of hat.