Dutch volunteer cap

[C. Kleijn]

Thank you all for your comments - highly appreciated! It was originally indeed a Heer cap, and I don't bother about that, because it has iron provenance. The vet is wearing this exact cap on a portrait photo, somewhere in 1944.

The cap is not mine. It resides in family hands and will stay there. The children of this veteran are all very interested in his war stories and treasure this visor cap in remembrance of their father's service in the Waffen-SS. Not everything has to end up in collector hands.

With kind regards,

Cees

[Bobwirtz]

Cees,

I would insure that 'iron provenance' with some certified documentation signed by the actual veteran and witnessed. The photo of him wearing this cap is great, but somebody could find a photo like that (and even doctor it if necessary) and then stick it with this cap saying it belonged to this veteran. I would document everything to show the connection between the veteran and the cap. And it's good that the family appreciates their heritage... right or wrong, it's their heritage.

Bob