White top navy visor for discussion

[michael leone]

Any thoughts on the originality of this visor? It's on a well known site and has been for several years. The sweatband is embossed with the name and logo of the
Armeemarinehaus ,Berlin. Has a removable white top.
Thanks in advance for your input. Mike

[michael leone]

White top visor

Logo

[michael leone]

White top navy ,real?

Here are 3 more pics of the visor in question. I'm considering a purchase of this item, and would greatly appreciate any opinions regarding its authenticity. Thanks ,,mike

[michael leone]

White top navy opinions

Another view

[michael leone]

White top navy opinions needed

And yet another view of insignia

[michael leone]

White top navy opinions

Are there any visor experts here that have an opinion? Before I spend my $s on this, I really would like some input. Pms are fine too if you don't want to respond here. Thanks again,,mike

[stonemint]

Mike--
Hat looks ok from the pics. I would recommend asking for under the hood pics just to be sure.

This one has been on that site for years, due primarily to the price (which I consider to be stratospheric, even by 2007 standards).

They claim it is a pre-1936 officer, but no way to be sure--it could also just be that an NCO wanted a high-quality cap.

[jmcm]

White top is more LW than Kriegsmarine and I don't like the visor or the hat.

[michael leone]

White top navy

Thank you Stonemint for your input. I guess it could be an nco visor, of higher quality, or a pre 1936 officer example, one will never know at this point. . An under the sweatband view will be relative as far as what exactly? Perhaps a resewn visor, or something else? I'm sorry for asking basic questions, as I'm just trying to learn the ins and outs of visor hats as found in the kriegsmarine.

[michael leone]

White top mavy

Luftwaffe due to the waffle pattern?
I guess nothing can substitute for a hands on look. I really do appreciate the comments, and thanks again for the time taken to look and respond.

[michael leone]

White top navy

Should there be the orange colored sponge material under the sweatband where the perforations are?

[Robert Shoaf]

I took a wild guess as to who the seller might be, and, lo & behold I was right!
Only $ 4,350 for this cap, wonder why it's still for sale?

Bob Shoaf

[michael leone]

White top navy

If only the price was indicative of the 2016 economy and current market.

[km-spain]

Agree with stonemint, IMO form pictures is a very nice and original cap. IMO this kind of white tops were also used by the KM, my white topped officer cap came with the original hatbox and three tops, a blue one and two white, one of them like the one showed here.

I have been looking for this one for a while, but even in the years with the best euro-dollar exchange rate it was very overpriced for me.