SS Allgemeine Mountain Caps

[BenVK]

What do we know about these? very little I would guess. Does anyone have an original to post?
In the meantime, here's some images from the archives.

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Oh and the black SS baseball cap was very popular as well !

[Ian Hulley]

Great photo's Ben, I've often wondered what these were when I see the picture of Heydrich in his Bergmutze or what-ever it's designation really was.

BTW is that Daluege in post 5 ?

Cheers, Ian.

[billbert]

I saw the at LAST years SOS that I believed..I think it was Grant Bias and Mike Beaver had viewed it.. Billbert

[BenVK]

Good to have you back Bill, I've pm'd Grant to see if he can help us.

[wewelsburg]

there is a thread here on them somewhere someone has one of these,I believe some of these A-SS ski caps ended up with the Germanic SS heres a thread for a pic of one with metal totenkopf also if you type in Allgemeine ss ski cap you get the possible GSSN story and mentions a member here owning another one.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ine+ss+ski+cap

[derek]

A very interesting area of headgear. The earliest ski cap offered to the SS was, like the first field cap, the earth gray version. Here it is in the SS price list from 1934.
It was made of wool and had metal badges. The eagle being worn on the front of the hat. The cap was included in the sports section of the list.
The black model appeared in 1935 and was specified to made from gabardine. Unlike the gray version the eagle was worn on the side of the black cap.
Derek

[Matthew S.]

Interesting photos. Tell Doc Strangeglove that the guy in #5 stole his glasses!

[PaulMann]

great thread!

Thanks for posting the pics Ben!
Nice to see you back Bill!

[DougB]

Nice pics Ben.

[Pascal Bernhard]

I found this pic in my archives...perhaps the same competition, who knows ?