Schirm KM NCO

[sturmann]

Salut ,

What do you think of this Kriegmarine visor cap ?

Excempt the black buttons of the chin-strap I can not see anything wrong but I have a strange gut feeling about it .



















Many thanks for your help.
I am sitting on the fence on this one ...

yves

[sturmann]

Re-

To resume my opinion on this cap :


Good points :

- the celluloid sweat diamond,
- the mohair band,
- the position of the mohair band,
- the cocarde that looks original,
- the visor and the trim around it,
- the chin-strap ,
- the blue lining,



Bad points :

- Chin-Straps buttons . Have you ever seen black ones ?



"I am not sure" points :

- the stiching of the leather sweat band,
- the ventilation grommets - my big & main interrogation mark !!


I have seen some on good Polizei visors but there were bigger with a little mesh. I dont know about those.

Is it possible de find such ventilation grommets on a KM peaked-cap ?
Or is it a clear sign that the cap is post-war made ?




I can not make up my mind about that one ...
Maybe you guys see something I dont ?
So many thanks for your opinions.


yves

[lemalouin]

Hello Yves

I would pass for this one

I think it is a cap for the "marine du commerce", never seen grommets on a genuine WW2 Kriegsmarine visor cap !!!...

[km-spain]

Hi Yves, sorry but I agree with the above comment, no grommets on KM caps. Not a WW2 Km cap for sure.

[billcarson]

Isn't this one for sale on ebay from France?

[Leroy]

This may actually be a wartime cap, but it certainly is not standard for a KM (grommets, no piping above and below band, chinstrap, other points mentioned). It MAY be water police or some other entity connected with waterway services, but I don't think it's KM.

[HIGGINS]

I have not a good feeling with this visor cap
I don't like body, grommets, chinstrap...

[LeeG]

I am not a fan of those grommets either -- it may be a period piece, but I doubt it is Kriegsmarine. If it is, it would be a very nonstandard variant I have never seen.
-Lee

[sturmann]

Salut Guys ,

A big big thank you to you all and the members that sent me Mp's !!
Yes it is on E-bay now but was offered it on direct purchase - Obviously you saved me from making a big and expensive mistake ...

Great help and good info !!
My search for a good NCO KM visor goes on !!

Many thanks !!


yves