Luftwaffe Officer Candidate cap on Ebay

[Robert Shoaf]

Gentlemen,
I apologize for not being able to post photos, but if you can look up Ebay item # 290346081518, you will see what is puported to be a "100% original" Luftwaffe Flak aspirant's cap.
My belief is that at the very least, it is a 'Frankenstein", but it may just be a repro. To me, the sweatband is totally incorrect, as is the cap lining.
What do the experts think?

Bob Shoaf

[Karl S.]

Here's the link; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:EF:US:1123

[Kreager]

Gentlemen,
I apologize for not being able to post photos, but if you can look up Ebay item # 290346081518, you will see what is puported to be a "100% original" Luftwaffe Flak aspirant's cap.
My belief is that at the very least, it is a 'Frankenstein", but it may just be a repro. To me, the sweatband is totally incorrect, as is the cap lining.
What do the experts think?

Bob Shoaf

Bob, You are correct, total junk

[MattS]

Isn't that the type of sweatband more commonly seen in KM caps? Did the Germans use that type post-war also?

[Robert Shoaf]

Isn't that the type of sweatband more commonly seen in KM caps? Did the Germans use that type post-war also?

Yes,I'm inclined to think it's from a postwar West German cap. I emailed the seller with my concerns; no reply.

Bob Shoaf

[Robert Shoaf]

Auction has ended; someone blew $360.99 on this bogus cap.


Bob Shoaf

[sturmbannfuhrer]

Just my 20 cents.

I couldn't tell 100% from the seller's pics, but all real other ranks caps I have handled in the Luftwaffe, have been Gaberdine / Trikot material whilst this looks on my monitor as a bit "doeskin", which I would not be happy with.

I have only actually for that matter handled a few doeskin officer's visors, nearly all I have handles have also been in the gaberdine / trikot material.

J T