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    #16
    Originally posted by RGD51 View Post
    Hard to talk about the "Beehive" and not mention Johannes Floch. He was "the man" at the early MAX and SOS shows back in 80's with a table full of bundled sidecaps from the hive. Chances are he'll be at SOS next week.

    Robt.
    Thanks alot Robt. Of course your right, Johannes is the key player in this unique cache. Appreciate you taking the time to give him the recognition he deserves in this important discovery. As i have not met him, if you see him ask him for the story ?

    & Gene you can see some of the tunics & M40's in the Kurtz Afrikakorps book

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      #17
      There was an early thread on this subject which had some photos of the "Bee hive" find. These images showed bundles of caps, some web belts and a tie made from the caps/ tunics which had already been cut up to be used as insulation inside the hives.

      Can anyone find that thread ? May be it was on the German Daggers forum ?

      Whoever posted that image of a mans tie made from the cut up tropical caps had images of the find. To my knowledge these are the only photos to ever surface so far.

      Chris

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        #18
        Story I heard is that most of the beehive caps were a very small size. Certainly my example is a puny 53.
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          #19
          Originally posted by busterz111 View Post
          Could you elaborate on this story...sounds interesting and do you have any visors from this hoarde thanks in advance

          Not much a story, but here you go:

          http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=hpc
          NEC SOLI CEDIT

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            #20
            Glenn, I assume you noticed your eagle is reattached? Beehive caps have machine sewn insignia attached...

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              #21
              application

              Glenn, I assume you noticed your eagle is reattached? Beehive caps have machine sewn insignia attached...
              incorrect

              Glen cap has correct insignia application for a Clemens Wagner cap, eagles were hand stitched

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                #22
                Originally posted by Glenn66 View Post
                Story I heard is that most of the beehive caps were a very small size. Certainly my example is a puny 53.
                Also incorrect, while most were smaller sizes there were many medium & large size as well size 57, 59 & 60 for example.

                & Agree with Mark, Clemens Wagner has a very distictive eagle handsewn application demonstrated by Glen's fine example of an untouched original without soutache. Of all the different makers found in the cache, not only the CW's are hand stitched but some of the LAGO's and the few caps that do not have makers marks also are all hand stitched eagles. The Hans Brandt & Weissbach's have machine applied eagles.

                Have seen a couple felllows wearing the ties made up from the beehive scaps at the shows once in awhile. Tried to get them to sell but they won't budge.
                Last edited by Tim O'Keefe; 02-18-2015, 03:40 PM.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by msteve21 View Post
                  incorrect

                  Glen cap has correct insignia application for a Clemens Wagner cap, eagles were hand stitched
                  Thank you, learned something today

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                    #24
                    I have mentioned this on another thread but when I visited Holland in 1983 I saw bundles of DAK overseas caps at a store near Den Haag. They had red lining but I do not know the maker etc. these were all unissued and did not have piping. I also spoke to a US Vet who saw a large depot full of tropical items in Italy. he remembered 100s of pith helmets and and canvas foot wear etc. There must have been very large numbers of tropical items made on contract and never shipped or used.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by msteve21 View Post
                      ...correct insignia application for a Clemens Wagner cap, eagles were hand stitched
                      This 'blanket' statement is also incorrect.

                      B. N. Singer

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                        #26
                        here is my last bundle of 7

                        Giorgio
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                                #30
                                Originally posted by ITALIANWARFRONT View Post
                                here is my last bundle of 7

                                Giorgio
                                Giorgio, thank you for posting those photos. Such a bundle is now a collector classic in its own right. I wonder how many still remain in the world today. Still all tied together like that.

                                Is there any chance you might still have images of some of the other caps or bundles of caps from this cache that have passed through your hands. Would it be possible to post them on this thread ?

                                It would make for a very interesting reference on the subject.

                                Many thanks,

                                Chris

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