Feldmütze m43

[Alex Ciavaglia]

Hello friends,
i have the opportunity to buy a field cap with an RBnr (0/0678/5015) usually posted on best reproduced tropical field caps and m43. I have only few pictures and they are not even so much explanatory. If you have some good pictures of an original exemplar with same RBNr, could you post here or, if you want, write me in PM?
At least, tell me your opinion about.
The cap in question is lined with normal german Rayon but it presents both loops under the flaps in italian lining. It has the 1943 as date of production.

[Alex Ciavaglia]

RBNr 0/0678/5015 with 1943 date

[Lenny W]

Post number 379 http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...199965&page=26 same maker ? Can you get more detailed pictures top view,side view,clear liner pictures ,button holes,etc

[Alex Ciavaglia]

Hi Lenny, foolishly i snapped only these pictures. In both Luft m43s of the link i noticed the rounded corner of the frontal flap. Is it a caracteristic of that maker? The field cap i posted the pictures has in squared shape...
It's internal marked with the production date, 10/43 (October 1943).

[Lenny W]

Hi Lenny, foolishly i snapped only these pictures. In both Luft m43s of the link i noticed the rounded corner of the frontal flap. Is it a caracteristic of that maker? The field cap i posted the pictures has in squared shape...
It's internal marked with the production date, 10/43 (October 1943).

Still searching Alex here is some info about this maker http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...+tropical+caps

[Alex Ciavaglia]

The RBNr 0/0678/5015 seems that identified the manufacturer "Franz Ritter". He, at some point, take the ownership also of the Carl Roth firm, who had two head offices, one in Dettingen and the other on Würzburg.
Here are two Army side caps with different markings.
Note the similarity of the font of Dettingen marking with the RBNr 0/0678/5015!

[Alex Ciavaglia]

RBnr 0/0678/5015 stamped on a Luft side cap

[Daniel.S]

At least, tell me your opinion about.

Hey Alex.

I think you should pass on this cap.

Its a well made reproduction imo.

[Alex Ciavaglia]

Hey Alex.

I think you should pass on this cap.

Its a well made reproduction imo.

Ok, could be, but i'd like to know the reasons!
Is there something wrong that you have seen ?

[Alex Ciavaglia]

Until now i found a lot of M43's for the Luftwaffe branch, every one with rounded shape of the frontal flap corners. It's very difficult to find one exemplar for the army but there is one on the stand on sale, dated '45 with squared flap corners that seems really ok:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=m43