SS White-Top....

[stonemint]

....no, actually it's not, and wasn't even sold as such. Ben tipped me off to this on Ebay, and it was sold as a "pilots hat". Geiger was a big-time postwar maker of bundesmarine and Handelsmarine visors.


Note the interesting marking on the visor....

[stonemint]

Interior

[stonemint]

Here it is:

[judas]

now thats interesting ! you say post war makers up till when . would there been any
difference in making and work of ther caps to the ones pre45 . did they make caps in pre 45 for the reich , did they make ss caps

[stonemint]

I don't know if they did make SS visors. They were around during the TR.

I guarantee we will see this one re-badged and missing its sweatdiamond in the future.

[BaselA]

Just to be clear because I am still learning - you're saying this is not an SS cap and the visor with the stamp was added?

[BenVK]

I was going to buy this one just to find out what the hell it is but the bidding went too high.

I thought it might be a removable top because the lining is so not in alignment but the seller said it wasn't removable.

[stonemint]

Just to be clear because I am still learning - you're saying this is not an SS cap and the visor with the stamp was added?

No, it is not an SS visor cap. I have no idea what it was for. You can see the outline of some sort of stylized LW eagle.

It could possibly be a wartime or immediate postwar cap. However, I have no idea what it would be for.

[stonemint]

Visor is original. I think it was just leftover stock.


Derek, if you read this, do you know if Geiger had an RZM #?

[BenVK]

The other thing that put me off bidding a lot of money was the fact that either the sellers hands are freakishly huge or the cap is tiny, maybe some creation for a child!?

[Ian Hulley]

The other thing that put me off bidding a lot of money was the fact that either the sellers hands are freakishly huge or the cap is tiny, maybe some creation for a child!?

I wondered about that as well

Ian

[Richard P]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought it looks like a kid size cap.

Richard

[Ian Hulley]

Looks like it could have had the early 'generic' party/SA/SS eagle on it.

Ian

[Robert H]

There was for my knowledge anyhow only one maker for white toped SS hats.

[derek]

Chris,
Geiger had the licence A1/666.
Derek