A Luftschutzbund Officer Visor Hat-I think this one is real!

[TP Alexander]

I'm working my way through a guy's collection that he is thinking of selling parts of. If you have followed my posts in the different Forums, you've seen that a lot of it is repro junk. I don't think that description applies to this hat.
Silver piping, metal cap insignia, silver wire bullion wreath & metal cockade. Maker is Erstklassig (gesetzl.gesch.) & the plastic diamond is complete and uncracked. It has a little mothing on the underside of the crown, but overall is in great shape. The leather visor is still fresh and bright and shiny black.He is asking $800 for it.
First, would you agree that it's the real McCoy & secondly, would you say that $800 is a good price for a para-military formation like this from the 3rd Reich?
Thanx,
Tim

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[besslein]

i cant tell for sure as its not my cup of tee,but looks not bad so far,and if real rare item

[stonemint]

It is a LW visor with RLB insignia. RLB had a plain black wool band (not ribbed mohair). Also, with an officers, it should have a matching bullion eagle. Could be for a LW officer who transferred to the LSB, but no way to prove it.

Check the pasteboard for empty holes.

[stonemint]

BTW, the body of the hat is real--made by Clemens Wagner.

[SgtB]

[quote=stonemint;4317693]It is a LW visor with RLB insignia. RLB had a plain black wool band (not ribbed mohair). Also, with an officers, it should have a matching bullion eagle. Could be for a LW officer who transferred to the LSB, but no way to prove it.
Check the pasteboard for empty holes.[/quote)

My initial feeling as well. It is exponentially rarer in this configuration.

It could, of course, have been worn like this, but . . .

[billbert]

Ausser dienst went the Luftwaffe Officer(age or injured??) and into the RLB to help his fatherland another way..who needs to buy another hat?? I m proud of my service and want to show it over these other lowly civilian types..If its all period a likely scenerio.. JMHO Billbert

remember there was a war on..depression era people never wasted anything..and it wasnt for a collectors bazaar decades later..

[Richard P]

.depression era people never wasted anything..and it wasnt for a collectors bazaar decades later..

Thanks a lot Billbert, I had just settled into the notion that all this stuff was made by a people looking forward towards the 1000 year Reich, and collector's bazaars decades later...DANG!

Richard

[billbert]

There was a money back guarantee if you still had your rceipt against wear and tear..pro rated ..cant find em in the phone book though... Billbert