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    M43 Luftwaffe Field Cap from Antique Shop

    Hey everyone,
    I was surprised to find some 3 Reich items in an antique shop here in Tokyo.
    The seller had no idea if they are fake or real thing. Among them I bought this M43 Luftwaffe field cap. As I’m not into collecting LW items I have no idea if the cap is real or just a repro. Also I don’t know what these are selling for so any comments are welcome. I have not idea how these items ended up in a local antique shop here in Tokyo but it’s an interesting story if it’s a real thing.

    Looking forward to hearing your opinions.
    Best regards,
    マテイン
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    Last edited by Martin Takeuchi; 05-24-2020, 07:30 AM.
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    Pimped up post war cap I can't read the date 5-9 ?
    Cockade looks ok eagle no so good looking.
    Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
    teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

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      #3
      Hi,

      this is a post-war cap.

      Best regards,
      Sergey

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        #4
        Thanks guys !
        Was worth a try for that price anyway even tho it's just a replica

        Have a great day!

        Best regards
        マテイン

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          #5
          Originally posted by Martin Takeuchi View Post
          Thanks guys !
          Was worth a try for that price anyway even tho it's just a replica
          As said its not a replica but a real postwar cap pimped to look a Luftwaffe one.

          BTW, no M43 style cap of the 3rd Reich ever had that diamond shaped plastic (here removed) in the liner.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Gran Sasso View Post
            As said its not a replica but a real postwar cap pimped to look a Luftwaffe one.

            BTW, no M43 style cap of the 3rd Reich ever had that diamond shaped plastic (here removed) in the liner.
            Good to know! I'm not familiar with LW caps TBH, so I guess it looked kinda convincing because of its age.
            Thanks for letting me know what to look for with these caps !
            As far as I understood the eagle is not a good one either? The stitching looked a bit messy to me when I first saw it.

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              #7
              Martin here's a good reference thread on these caps if ever in doubt.
              http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=199965
              Give a man an opinion and you feed him for a day,
              teach a man to use the "search" function on the WAF and you feed him for a lifetime.

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                #8
                Lenny, thanks so much !
                That will make for a great read for me
                I'm still very new to the hobby so any resources that I can read and learn from are really helpful!

                Originally posted by Lenny W View Post
                Martin here's a good reference thread on these caps if ever in doubt.
                http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=199965

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