BRD/DDR Visor Poseurs

[stonemint]

I thought we did a thread on this long ago, but I cannot find it, so here goes.

We have all seen DDR/BRD visors rebadged to appear as TR visors, and many buyers (as we have just seen) get taken. So, here goes.

Post a pic of what the hat looks like now, and an example with it's original BRD/DDR insignia.

First is the embroidered band Bundesbahn visors--these were used only from 1950-'57:

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The common BRD Bundesgrenschutz re-badged to appear to be Wasserzoll:

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This is a BRD Berlin Police Officer visor poseur in its most common form--a bogus LW visor:

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This is your common BRD EM/NCO police visor worn up until 1974 (or thereabouts).
They are routinely converted into Jaeger/GJ WH visors and/or Customs:

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Here, one became WH Jaeger:

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A BRD Genera's visor (rare in it's own right) ruined to become another TR poser:

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BGS conversion:

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This one magically became Landzoll:

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Another Landzoll conversion:

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BRD Postal Visor, re-badged :

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Here is what the above should look like:

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Another BRD re-work:

[Robert Shoaf]

Thanks much for this thread.

Bob Shoaf

[stonemint]

Robert, if it saves one person from being burned, I am happy--I detest fakes and fakers like no other.

Here is another BRD Police:

[stonemint]

This POS was posted here before, and is now on Ebay. It is a BRD Po white-top (note 2 holes for the cockade):

http://www.ebay.de/itm/261153298358?...84.m1423.l2649