I had obtained this cap quite some time ago. Supposed to be an SS smoke troops visor. The interior lining and sweatband has been replaced. I have always wondered about the metal insignia I had taken them off the cap years before I became a serious TR collector, and neglected to scan the reverse. I do remember the skull had an RZM mark but then 2 number separated by a slash with no M letter preceding them. One of the numbers was 3 digit (299 or 499, if I recall) The eagle had the regular RZM mark with an M number. I can pull the eagle up enough to see that the prongs are rounded. The skull appears to have rounded pins too.
Unfortunately it is pretty hard to scan these while still attached to the cap. I didn't want to try to remove them as I recall that one of the prongs developed a crack in it as I was placing them back in the cap and don't want to risk breaking them. I have seen some of the more tenured SS collectors be able to ID originals from the obverse only and thought I'd try to post these for opinions.
Sorry for my scans. They apparantly need to be higher resolution. For some reason the eagle's head didn't scan real well. It has more detail to the eye and beak than the scan seems to indicate. Any help to ID these would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Richard V
Unfortunately it is pretty hard to scan these while still attached to the cap. I didn't want to try to remove them as I recall that one of the prongs developed a crack in it as I was placing them back in the cap and don't want to risk breaking them. I have seen some of the more tenured SS collectors be able to ID originals from the obverse only and thought I'd try to post these for opinions.
Sorry for my scans. They apparantly need to be higher resolution. For some reason the eagle's head didn't scan real well. It has more detail to the eye and beak than the scan seems to indicate. Any help to ID these would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Richard V
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