got this sidecap today. It have a mixed design from WaffenSS and army. CanĀ“t see signs of insignias. Can somebody help me out? I have no idea.
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Hello madandi,
the cap you show has every chance of being original. It is made of "Nesselstoff" - a very low quality wool blend. I guess they used it due to a shortage of good quality wool or customed ordered for a reason that we do not understand today.
Here is a cap which was brought back by a New Zealand veteran in 1945 from an enagagement with 26 Pz.A.A. in Italy. Also pictured is a panzer wrap which another WAF member put up for sale on the estand.
Both items are made from this type of material. It is interesting that they are both for a panzer signal unit,
ChrisLast edited by 90th Light; 04-18-2013, 02:49 PM.
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Hello again madandi,
my cap came directly from the veteran who brought it back so they definitely made panzer items from that type of material. The grommets in my cap are non-standard and may have been added after it was made but during the war ???
Did you see this thread http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=664496 showing a cap in-between WH & SS/LW/KM ???
Chris
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Originally posted by madandi View PostNo more ideas or similar caps?
Chris
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...light=Soldbuch
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...light=Soldbuch
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Originally posted by OSS View PostI believe this is not some special material but ones that had "nap" on them 65+ years ago, nap that has since been digested by hungry insect larvae
Concerning the oversea hat I would try to find traces of insignia (UV-light??). Then you can perhaps discover what it was. My suggestion is indeed a panzer side cap.
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Originally posted by LuckyStrike23 View PostNo - I dont think so. I own a a salty wrap made in that wool (insignia restored) and I can assure you its not nap wear. This is a very low quality rough wool - I wouldnt want to wear it. I have seen at least 3 or 4 wraps in that wool - all of them were heavily worn.
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