Heer M40 cap with soutache for review

[Mike Davis]

Well, most of us make mistakes and here are a few photos of one of mine. I bought this cap from Manions' in the late '80s or early '90s. (Believe it or not, one could get some great stuff from them in those days.) Anyway, there has been at least one other thread where caps of this type, now believed to be clever and nicely made copies, were discussed. What would be a fair price for something like this today?

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[NZMark]

Mike,
Construction very similar indeed to this one - http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...m40+discussion
The grommets on yours appear enamelled(?) but the crimping looks like they've been 're-applied'.
I'd like to see under the sweatband at those details...the overall appearance of yours is very convincing.
I've seen the example fake I've posted sell for around $500.
Regards,
Mark
NZ

[BenVK]

Based on the originals that I've owned and Mark can back me up on this, I wouldn't feel comfortable with this cap.

Trop cap fakes are the best on the market.

[Richard T]

I've seen the example fake I've posted sell for around $500.
Regards,
Mark
NZ

Wow! $500 for a fake? I would love to buy one of these well made fakes just to have as an example and have searched for the last few years with no luck. But $500 for an accepted fake sure seems excessive

Richard

[NZMark]

Wow! $500 for a fake? I would love to buy one of these well made fakes just to have as an example and have searched for the last few years with no luck. But $500 for an accepted fake sure seems excessive

Richard

Not really, if you take into account the rationale behind the buy - Studying how good fakes get. I've seen a lot more than $500 spent on fakes for educational purposes - and that 'glimmer of hope' they might one day turn out to be 'originals'....
Regards,
Mark
NZ

[RGD51]

The best fakes are the "originals" sitting on the shelves in war rooms worldwide.

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[msteve21]

Fake M40

Janke make an excellent repo, both EM and Officers
Almost identical to an original and sell for $100 us approx
Main flaw is eyelets

German eBay also has some extremely well made copies that sell about 80 euro

IMO, If you going to spend $500, put towards an original cap rather than waste it on a fake

Mark S

[NZMark]

Just to be clear, guys - I never said spending $500 on a fake was my idea of wisely spending hard earned money....
Mark
NZ