Gebirgsjäger Offiziere Schirmmütze

[Karl S.]

Up for review is this Gebirgsjäger Offiziere Schirmmütze that I received today.

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[Vet44]

nice mint visor

Greetings Andi

[Bob Hritz]

That is the mountain troop visor hat I would want for my collection!

Bob Hritz

[Silesien]

That nice original, beautiful cap is from the boxful of unissued ones found in Berchtesgaden around 1973 / 1974 by longtime dealer & collector Chuck Scaglione, formerly of Buffalo, NY. I saw the boxful at the Girard, PA Gunshow back then, & I bought one for $35, I think mine was a sz 56 or 58. There may have been about a dozen caps in the box. I went thru the box & picked out a large size. When I sold my first collection, it was one of the last pcs to go,- sold it in 1988, to a WW2 museum in New Hampshire. The museum owner passed away, & the cap was sold at auction 13 March 2010. The interior of one of these caps from the find, is pictured in Tom Shutt's book "Dress & Field Service Hats of the 3dReich", on page 213, on the top right. Note the neat "Frischluft" system of the air-vents around the edges of the wreath.

[BenVK]

HPC made cap and an absolute beauty!

[jacquesf]

Congrats, Karl, it does not often gets better than this. Jacques

[Karl S.]

That nice original, beautiful cap is from the boxful of unissued ones found in Berchtesgaden around 1973 / 1974 by longtime dealer & collector Chuck Scaglione, formerly of Buffalo, NY. I saw the boxful at the Girard, PA Gunshow back then, & I bought one for $35, I think mine was a sz 56 or 58. There may have been about a dozen caps in the box. I went thru the box & picked out a large size. When I sold my first collection, it was one of the last pcs to go,- sold it in 1988, to a WW2 museum in New Hampshire. The museum owner passed away, & the cap was sold at auction 13 March 2010. The interior of one of these caps from the find, is pictured in Tom Shutt's book "Dress & Field Service Hats of the 3dReich", on page 213, on the top right. Note the neat "Frischluft" system of the air-vents around the edges of the wreath.

Thanks guys.
I didn't know that story but I thought a group of mint ones were recovered. There's one in the Moran & Maguire book pg. 134-135. Also, this hat came from a collector from Toronto.

[Kreager]

Very nice Karl

[billbert]

WOOF !!!
And with that great dated era story..WOOF WOOF !!

Billbert

Imagine what Chuck bought them for in germany in 1973..5 bucks a piece?? Maybe he got them at half price..of original retail..a couple marks..


Karl
Use caution playing with the sweatband..those stitches are very fragile if memory serves..

[ErichK]

Wonderful quality visor. Congrats on a nice score!

[stonemint]

These Holzinger beauties are simply the best GJ lids around....