Km DD cap

[rishoej]

Hi all
I realy need your help on this one, good or bad.
Best regards
Rishoej

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[John R.]

These hats are notoriously difficult to assess, but it looks like all the parts are good to me.

John

[Norm F]

John has way more experience with these caps then I do, but based on forum observations alone I agree that the parts look like good unworn components. The only comments I would add are:

1) It's missing the celluloid band stiffener I like to see and that can be seen on this one:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=596649

2) Unworn caps like this are sort of like KM daggers -- without provenance it's impossible to know if it's an intact wartime product or put together post-war from individual components.

I'd like to know if non-private purchase caps (i.e. standard Navy issue) were issued in wartime without the celluloid stiffeners, because if not then I don't see why it would be absent from an unworn example?

Best regards,
---Norm

[John R.]

I do not know if the stiffeners mean anything or not. Maybe they were removed sometimes by the sailor. Or fell out later.

I do like the white name tag sewn into the cap.

However, I have one or two without the name tag.

John

[rishoej]

Hi John and Norm
Thanks for your input great help.
Best regards
Rishoej

[Trance_Eyes]

I like what I see guys!!

Best
JustinC

[amiklic1]

I have one without the celluloid stiffener, also,
and I like this one.

[rishoej]

Hi All
Thanks alot for your great help.
Best regards
Rishoej.