Looks like my number was finally called! I struck gold 
This is my first visor cap ever, so the pink piping is truly special for me!
This hat has a very interesting story. I bought it off a guy locally. Here's his story:
He is part of the Volunteer Fire Department in a small town. A lady who lives in California owns a house in his town that has been abandoned since 1990. Apparently an old hermit used to live there. She got tired of paying property taxes and since the house is so decrepit, she asked the volunteer fire department to burn it down for her. Before the guys were to do a controlled burn, they had to check the house for anything that could be hazardous. When they went looking through the house they found a big tin tote full of stuff. They found an Ike jacket, a few pairs of pants, a huge Nazi battle flag, some German flyer's maps, and this hat. Apparently they had mothballs everywhere protecting all of the items. Unfortunately someone got to the battle flag before me and got it for $300. The uniforms went for $100. I got this beautiful hat for a very cheap price to say the least.
This cap has no moth holes, no tears...no decay of any type. It is in excellent shape.
What do you guys think? The only questions I really have (I'm not a hat collector) is, who is the maker of the hat? What do the silver braids signify on the leather chin cord?
Thanks for looking!
This is my first visor cap ever, so the pink piping is truly special for me!This hat has a very interesting story. I bought it off a guy locally. Here's his story:
He is part of the Volunteer Fire Department in a small town. A lady who lives in California owns a house in his town that has been abandoned since 1990. Apparently an old hermit used to live there. She got tired of paying property taxes and since the house is so decrepit, she asked the volunteer fire department to burn it down for her. Before the guys were to do a controlled burn, they had to check the house for anything that could be hazardous. When they went looking through the house they found a big tin tote full of stuff. They found an Ike jacket, a few pairs of pants, a huge Nazi battle flag, some German flyer's maps, and this hat. Apparently they had mothballs everywhere protecting all of the items. Unfortunately someone got to the battle flag before me and got it for $300. The uniforms went for $100. I got this beautiful hat for a very cheap price to say the least.
This cap has no moth holes, no tears...no decay of any type. It is in excellent shape.
What do you guys think? The only questions I really have (I'm not a hat collector) is, who is the maker of the hat? What do the silver braids signify on the leather chin cord?
Thanks for looking!
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