Of later I've noticed a suspicious number of Kriegsmarine Sou'westers on the market (4 at the moment that I could see).
They are all apparently a sort of brown rubberised canvas material, some have a sort of black cloth tape reinforcing on the inner seems. All are stamped inside - within a square WILLY / SPRENGPFEIL / MUTZENFABRIK / HAMBURG 19. Most have the date stamp 1940 above this. All have a small eagle and swastika stamp, and some Wa A 320. In most the stamping is in black, in some it is in white. There do seem to be slight differences between them, mostly in the stamping.
Unless someone has found a "hoard" of these - which seems unlikely to say the least - I'd guess they are fakes. I'll attach a photo of the stamping in one, that also gives an idea of the color.
Can anyone confirm these are dodgy, or have any thoughts or opinions? Many thanks. Keith
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They are all apparently a sort of brown rubberised canvas material, some have a sort of black cloth tape reinforcing on the inner seems. All are stamped inside - within a square WILLY / SPRENGPFEIL / MUTZENFABRIK / HAMBURG 19. Most have the date stamp 1940 above this. All have a small eagle and swastika stamp, and some Wa A 320. In most the stamping is in black, in some it is in white. There do seem to be slight differences between them, mostly in the stamping.
Unless someone has found a "hoard" of these - which seems unlikely to say the least - I'd guess they are fakes. I'll attach a photo of the stamping in one, that also gives an idea of the color.
Can anyone confirm these are dodgy, or have any thoughts or opinions? Many thanks. Keith
Sprengpfeil.jpg
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