AFRIKA General bergmutze

[Marc verstraete]

UP FOR DISCUSSION:

AFRIKA GENERAL 's BERGMUTZE....

Hi Guys,

What do the experts of the Africa corps think of this ... ? :-)

Marc

[Marc verstraete]

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[Dermot Foley]

I would not want it in my collection.

D

[Marc verstraete]

Thank you for the input, can you enlighten me and tell me the problems. See if they are the same as I suspect ... :-)

[Marc verstraete]

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[ferdinandmax]

No sorry regards sergio

[Tim O'Keefe]

Its a fake. Soutache, makers mark, insignia application etc

[NZMark]

Removed grommets from an original cap by the looks of it?
Mark
NZ

[Glenn McInnes]

Removed grommets from an original cap by the looks of it?

Looks to be,they got pretty beat up from removal and re-installing them.





Glenn

[Dermot Foley]

Removed grommets from an original cap by the looks of it?
Mark
NZ

I agree +1

D

[Tim O'Keefe]

Removed grommets from an original cap by the looks of it?
Mark
NZ

Agree +2

[Mark Gibson]

Absolutely agree with the gents above, a reproduction made to deceive.

Mark

[Marc verstraete]

Thank you all for the input on the topic. I was afraid my suspicion was founded...

What I do not understand is that this cap has been seen by manny "expert" collectors and never questioned ... the item has been in a collection for decades with no questioning, even photographed to be used in books on the topic .... and only when thinking of selling, suddenly truth comes to light ...

I will have some more "questionable" items for the forum, hope you guy's will be good sport and give a impartial opinion.

Marc

[Tim O'Keefe]

Hi Marc

Thats interesting that some think this cap is a good one ? Its a decent attempt but not that close to original CW tropical caps.

& Glenn & everyone

This is one of the very few times have seen the actual original grommets from another cap (probably a beehive sidecap) re-applied to this cap with indifferent success as Glenn mentions. Are there many other examples of this deception with original grommets re-applied to a fake cap ? European or tropical ?

thanks
Tim

[Marc verstraete]

Yes, the cap has been pictured in a few books as a good period one !! And seen by somme "experts" member of the forum in not "live" at least on picture ...

This LW one is obviously a fake, not artificially aged, copper grommets ...