Heer Offz. visor in Kleiderkasse cardboard box

[zbv500]

Hi all,

I just got this Infantry visor in its original Kleiderkasse shipping box. I wanted to share it with you to get some opinions. Personaly Iam quite sure its a winner but since I dont collect visors and have not seen one with a black interior before I wanted to ask the forum for opinions.

The cap is virtually mint but has some moths nips here and there. Also the liner has 2 spots which seems to have been moth eaten. The insignia is Aluminium and the chincrod is late war cellon. It has a faint size #56 written into the inside of the bill. The cardboard box is named to a Leutnant Sperber from Nürnberg. The pics are not that good due to the flash so if you need any more just let me know.

What are your thoughts ?

Thanks, Jens

[biohazard69]

WOW Super

[Arran]

Gorgeous! I'll bet it was made by Schellenberg...

[heyst56]

WhOOOOOOOOO ! nice one

Hans

[zbv500]

Thanks guys It looks 100 times better in hands...

The story goes that it was found 10 years after the war in a storage room of the post office because it was never picked up by the owner as he was KIA before he got home.

Jens

[stonemint]

I would say that it is actually a last-ditch Erel. ZBV--can you see a hint of an Erel logo under the sweatdiamond? (they are very hard to see on these--you have to hold it to the light just right).

Also, can anyone tell when it was shipped as far as a date is concerned?

And it looks like it was sent from an OKK depot in Meissen to the Officer in Nuremburg?

[Kurt]

I would say that it is actually a last-ditch Erel. ...

I agree & this one (especially if the box bears a date of some kind) would be more proof that the late war Erel actually existed

Awesome find!!! Kurt

[zbv500]

Hi all,

I just inspected the diamond in the light and there is absolutly no sign of a Logo at all, sorry. Also the shipping label dont bear a date. Yes, it was shipped from the depot in Meissen to his adress in Nuremberg.

Bests Jens

[stonemint]

Has to be an Erel--the wool body, shape, visor, and lining all scream M-45 Erel.

In any event, Erel had an Exclusive OKK contract with the Heer.

IMHO, this is the proof positive of the existence of the late-late war Erel.

[stonemint]

zbv, look at the lining at the back of the cap near the rear quadrant mark.

There should be at least 2 numbers--one is the last digit for the size, the other a bench mark.

[zbv500]

Not sure exactly were you mean but I looked at the far back were the top lining material meets the other liner from below and there seems to be some kind of marking. No real digit, more of a sign.
Further there seems to be a square piece of cloth or cardboard/paper in the far back and top forehead section that blends through the thin liner material. Not sure if you get an idea were I mean.

Jens

[Jan B]

Thanks guys It looks 100 times better in hands...

The story goes that it was found 10 years after the war in a storage room of the post office because it was never picked up by the owner as he was KIA before he got home.

Jens

Wow Jens, great piece

I suppose you have the name and history of the poor guy as well?

Take care

Jan

[zbv500]

Thanks Jan unfortunatly not more then the story and the name on the shipping label this time.

Take care as well.

Jens

[Jan B]

Thanks Jan unfortunatly not more then the story and the name on the shipping label this time.

Take care as well.

Jens

Pitty, it should be interesting to find out more about this Ltn and were he got KIA.


Again, you have a nose for great pieces and it's a pleasure to view them.

Grüsse
Jan

[Koguryo9]

Killer cap!

Yeah, it does have the features of the late war EREL outlined by Nick..