liner question

[kennethc]

hi All,
What do you think about this liner?

I think it is good!

Ken

[kennethc]

pic 2

[JohnB]

Reproduction leather Ken, i.e. leather added to the band in the last 10 years.

John

[kennethc]

Thanks John!

Ken

Reproduction leather Ken, i.e. leather added to the band in the last 10 years.

John

[Michael Kuligowski]

hi All,
What do you think about this liner?

I think it is good!

Ken

Well I dont have it at hand - but looks perfectly good and period IMHO
cheers

[kennethc]

The Wrinkle (at one corner) could be due to improper storage. Hope to hear more feedback from forum members.

Ken

[Ken N]

I can speak with a bit of practical experiance here as I believe that few have handled more original loose liners than I have.

This liner has all the appearances of an original that has been inventoried and stored with the Czech military (or fire brigade) after 1945. A great many original German liners, stripped helmet shells and chinstraps were preserved by the Czechs, who kept them after the war, first for possible military re-issue during the years 1945-1948 (until the Communists came to power and subsequently all military goods came via Moscow) and then afterwards relegated them to homeguard and fire-brigade usage.

Liners like this became available in stacks after 1991. I have owned/sold 100s. Now they are drying up but are still sometimes available.