very rare Willy Sprengfeil Tropical M40

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1/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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2/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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3/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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4/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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5/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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6/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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7/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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9/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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10/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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11/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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12/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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13/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

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14/ Not often that you see a tropical M40 by this maker, let alone an officer example by them.

The eagle looks reapplied but I could live with that,

Chris

[Mark Gibson]

Chris,

I recall when this one appeared for sale and immediately had many questions in my mind about it. I just didn't feel comfortable at all with this one. Just a few little features that had me questioning it. One thing that stands out is the 'fluffy' look of some of the twill that you can see in the photos. This definitely isn't something that I would expect to see on a well worn cap.

Mark

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Chris,

I recall when this one appeared for sale and immediately had many questions in my mind about it. I just didn't feel comfortable at all with this one. Just a few little features that had me questioning it. One thing that stands out is the 'fluffy' look of some of the twill that you can see in the photos. This definitely isn't something that I would expect to see on a well worn cap.

Mark

Thanks Mark,

your observations are very interesting. Tropical M40's by Willy Sprengfeil are not well known. Many who collect DAK have never seen one. This is why I put this one up for others to see, and hopefully get their thoughts about it.

I am collecting information about Willy Sprengfeil maker stamps and this one intrigued me because of the font used for the date. It is not a usual Willy Sprengfeil type of font ???

At this stage, I am not making a call one way or the other. I am just hoping to hear what others think or have seen.

Many thanks for taking the time to add your feelings about it,

Chris