EM M.43 cap for opinions

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Anyway, back on the hunt, here are the requested views ; flaps down, front :

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Details of the cap's stichings there :

[Glenn McInnes]

Hi Chris,

Is the area circled in red heavy knap wear? Does it run into the insignia? Or does it look like the skull was sewn over it?? I would expect the insignia to be worn a bit in this area if it does run into it.

I like the way the insignia is sewn on the other example that you posted.



Glenn

[Edelweiss]

Yes, I noticed that too ; but to be 100% sure, we'll have to remove the insigna to see if the wear goes under it. Other views of this area :

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Another :

[Glenn McInnes]

Looks sewn over that area to me.I would expect the skull to have at least a bit of wear even if minimal.Again only my opinion.


Glenn

[billbert]

Looks like just a weak spot ..a different texture in the reworked wool to me near the skull..Billbert

[Edelweiss]

Yes, the wear there is not that terrible in kind, and you can see that we have there a different tone of thread in the fabric itself. Anyway, that's a point.

Back to the flaps-down striptease ; left side :

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Right side ; note the distance from the visor where the side flap is attached : a matter of concern ? Perry, you already spoke about this point in one thread on the topic, if my memory is good.

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Rear stiching of the flap :

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And idem with the liner out :

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On areas without a lining like the side eagle I put a VERY strong light on one side and look at it from the other side , if there were previous lines of stitching holes not visible to the naked eye they often will only show up this way. It has saved me a few times.

I played that game too, just for the fun.

The strongest spotlights I have are on the ceiling (the halogen lamps I have would have burn the insigna right away), so not only I almost broke my neck taking this pic, but if someone would have come in at that moment, I would have surely passed for an unsane guy.
So, enjoy this pic keeping in mind the risks I took.

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Two last pics before everybody's asleep or turns mad ; some bug nests I found here and there. Amazing that someone didn't have the idea yet to sell a spray in order to make them at will...

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Last one (!) of the TK and surrounding area, here taken in natural light :

[B. N. Singer]

Herr Singer, here's the best I was able to do at the moment, at my great shame...[/I].

Chris, thank you for your additional pictures.

There are many things that (for me) are a tough call having only pictures to go by. This hat might well fall into that category.

To me, there might be some concerns over the insignia application, not regarding the "flatness" but rather the "all to careful" sewing of the insignias. Your post #30 depicts, to me, a much more typical "assembly line" application in which the sewer was not at all concerned about "marring" the insignias when applying them. And I grant, this is far from a "kiss of death"

Still without being able to have the hat in hand, I might be somewhat skeptical.

B. N. Singer