Luftwaffe NCO Visor

[papabravo35]

Hello,
I request the advice of experts for this luftwaffe NCO cap.

Is it a real one ? or a fake ? An idea of price ?

Thank you for your answers !

Here are pictures :

[BaselA]

Not looking good to me. First things I notice are the seemingly plastic sweatshield and smooth backside of the visor.

[DRK]

Not looking good to me. First things I notice are the seemingly plastic sweatshield and smooth backside of the visor.

I agree..... not good....

Also , the seam of the black cap band is at the back , that's also a red flag.... the seam of the cap band should be at the front on Luftwaffe visors.

[Robert Shoaf]

Bad one, as said. Pass this one up, for certain.

Bob Shoaf

[heyst56]

I agree..... not good....

Also , the seam of the black cap band is at the back , that's also a red flag.... the seam of the cap band should be at the front on Luftwaffe visors.

And the Seam from the piping is bad !

[Bob Lyons]

I agree..... not good....

Also , the seam of the black cap band is at the back , that's also a red flag.... the seam of the cap band should be at the front on Luftwaffe visors.

Definitely so for officer caps, but occasionally seen on OR/NCO caps.

I agree with the comments re this particular cap though, not a good one.

Bob

[stonemint]

Well done for its era--somewhat surprising they went with a plastic sweatshield. IMO, a 1970's fake.

[SgtB]

All good points, but don't forget about the plastic edging on the visor. One-look fake in the first photo even though the rest looks acceptable.

[papabravo35]

Hello all,

Thank you for your answers.

I agree with you I think it's a fake one because of the plastic edging on the visor.

[JackHun]

Hi Papabravo,

first welcome to the Cloth headgear Forum - in my opinion the best place to discuss caps.
Like BaselA mentioned, a very clear red flag is the sweatshield - it looks like soft thin plastic compared with an original "hard" one.

Good luck in finding an original one!

Jack