Infantry em/nco’s visor cap

[florian_geyer72]

Hello gents,

I would like your opinions about this infantry visor cap.
Made by Otto Linde.
Good condition but I have some little doubts about its authenticity.

Thank you very much.

Best regards.

F.

[Robert Shoaf]

From the photos, it looks OK to me. Repair to the sweatband? We are all in real trouble if very common enlisted infantry caps are being reproduced! Then again, I wouldn't be surprised.

Bob Shoaf

[florian_geyer72]

Thank you, i'm waiting for other opinions too.

Is Otto Linde a well-known manufacturer ?

[stonemint]

It is a good George A. Hoffmann, Berlin visor. Sweatband has been re-sewn.

[florian_geyer72]

It is a good George A. Hoffmann, Berlin visor. Sweatband has been re-sewn.

I don't recognize the stamp of G . A . H.

So why Otto Linde ?

[Robert Shoaf]

I don't recognize the stamp of G . A . H.

So why Otto Linde ?

Isn't that small logo that of Berolina? I assume Linde was a distributor?

Bob Shoaf

[florian_geyer72]

Yes Bob, I agree with your clear explaination. It is the logo of Berolina.

Thanks to all of us for your help.

[Robert Shoaf]

Nice looking, private purchase cap, very similiar to one that I have, made by Hans Petry.

Bob Shoaf

[Kreager]

Nice original cap as stated

[Dave Reese]

Overall, I thought it looked good. SB repair, no big deal, I actually like it. What made me look twice was the amount of interior and sweatband wear versus the wear ( or in this case, the lack of wear) on the underside of the visor. Except for some very slight chipping at the edge, it looks virgin in these pictures. Not even a hint of a thumbprint or a wee bit of grime? I just thought that was a little odd. Then again, what do I know.

To the OP, you said you had some doubts about the cap? What were they?

[florian_geyer72]

Hello,

Dave, my doubts were exactly for the perfect state of the visor in despite of the other parts and because of any information found about Otto Linde. I thought that this cap was made of different parts from different periods…
But personally after your opinions I don’t plan to buy this one.

All the best.

F.