Visor Question

[barry1954]

Good day

Attached are some pictures of my Infantry Officers Visor. It is travelling the globe with me and is currently housed in Bangalore,India-untill I can take it back to SA with me later in the year. I recently noticed the black stitching that can be seen underneath the piping on the front of the visor. Stitch length seems to vary. Is it possible that the visor was reattatched?I also added some extra pics-interior with name and 2 more names under the leather sweatband.

Thanks for looking and please feel free to give your comments on the front
stitching.

Barry

[barry1954]

Some close-up pics of the stitching on the front.

[barry1954]

Inside

[barry1954]

Some more

[barry1954]

Last 2 pictures-thanks for looking
Barry

[Kreager]

Nice cap congrats.

As for the front thread. Can you see what it is actually connected to ie the visor?

My guess is the visor came loose and was reattached with this thread as evidence by the seperation of the visor from the sweatband, as well as the empty holes where the original visor thread once was.

On a side note, the thread you see on the front of the cap doesn't go through the sweatband, or at least it doesn't look like it. You can still see the original thread used to hold the Sweatband in place and that thread runs 360 degrees around the sweatband.

Matt

btw, the markings and names on the sweatband aregreat

[jacquesf]

I may be way off here, butt there is something odd with this visor. Where are the liner pleats? Also the stitching of the sweatband looks strange and new? I am also not crazy about the general shape of the cap body.Jacques

[barry1954]

Thanks for the feedback so far. Jaquesf-you are right the cap body is different when I compare it to my other visors. I also noticed that immediately when I first saw pictures of the cap. Whether or not that is a bad thing let's see what that rest of the guys have to say. If anyone requires any close-up or 'under the hood' shots' please let me know.
Barry

[BenVK]

Interior is uncommon but authentic IMO.

Barry, is the sweatband actualy connected to the visor by those white stitches? If it is, try pulling one of the black stitches out.

[barry1954]

Hi Ben. If I am correct the white stitching does attatch the front visor to the cap and sweatband. Please see attached picture that shows the white stitching and where it is seperating in the front. The holes in the sweatband, thread and holes in the visor seem to line up perfectly. The only evidence I can find on the inside of the cap of the black stitching is one or 2 threads sticking out between the sweetband and the 'green' material that the body of the hat is made of. When you say try pulling one of the black stitched out must I do this from the outside of the visor as I cannot find them on the inside. Thanks for the advice so far.
Barry

[BenVK]

This is a weird one Barry. The white stitches which should go right through the band, visor, pasteboard and to the exterior seem to have broken, no problem there, it often happens. However, the black stitches, which might be repair stitches, don't go through the visor or band so what are they for?


That's why I asked you to try and pull one out from the outside, are they connected to something?

[BenVK]

Forgot to ask, do the black stitches go right around the exterior of the cap or just in the front?

[barry1954]

Hi Ben
The black stitches on the outside seem to only run between the area between the cincord buttons-I cannot see any evidence of them further to the back of the visor. I have attached a picture of the area where the black stitching seems to 'dissapear' underneath the piping. Do you think this might perhaps have been a attempt to repair the visor that was coming loose on the inside?
Barry

[BenVK]

PM sent.

[Paul McKee]

Looks like a nice, original cap with no side skirts to the lining as sometimes seen on civil and paramilitary caps. Nice ID markings too. The position of the piping on the front of the crown may be a little "aesthetically challenged", but a nice cap none the less. I would trust Ben's judgement on the reason for the black stitiching, but my first guess would be a repair to tighten up a loose visor.

Paul