Hello from Belgrade.
I have an opportunity to buy here in Belgrade (Serbia) very cheaply (practically for free) one supposed to be ''Handschar'' fez, but I'm of course in hell of dilemmas about it...
Seller is obviously not familiar with militaria, WW2 and that sort of staff, but... You never know... He said it was his partisan grandfather who brought the fez from the war, as a souvenier... And with the photo I've attached that's about all info I got at the moment
I'm not so familiar with SS militaria, but judging to some of mine short research on the web, if it's not some poor fake, I would say it's maybe some sort od the officer's version?, dark green in colour? There is one almost identical on some online auctions at the moment!
It's intersting that the Totenkopf patch is missing on both pieces, but the eagle patch is the same in shape and design! One is in Belgrade, another in Florida, USA
Piece offered to me (from Belgrade):
http://i53.tinypic.com/28bd5k6.jpg
Similar piece found online (from Florida, USA):
http://i53.tinypic.com/359jmvc.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2a2jkl.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/14kzbia.jpg
Example photos with Handschar top officers wearing some sort of that ''short'' fez type:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2q3c8q1.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/1126hxh.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2itk3rn.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/dpzhj9.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/bf49qt.jpg
You guys will probably know instantly when you see it and determine if the eagle is faked, or not.
Thanks to all who are willing to help!
Best regards,
nicco
I have an opportunity to buy here in Belgrade (Serbia) very cheaply (practically for free) one supposed to be ''Handschar'' fez, but I'm of course in hell of dilemmas about it...
Seller is obviously not familiar with militaria, WW2 and that sort of staff, but... You never know... He said it was his partisan grandfather who brought the fez from the war, as a souvenier... And with the photo I've attached that's about all info I got at the moment
I'm not so familiar with SS militaria, but judging to some of mine short research on the web, if it's not some poor fake, I would say it's maybe some sort od the officer's version?, dark green in colour? There is one almost identical on some online auctions at the moment!
It's intersting that the Totenkopf patch is missing on both pieces, but the eagle patch is the same in shape and design! One is in Belgrade, another in Florida, USA
Piece offered to me (from Belgrade):
http://i53.tinypic.com/28bd5k6.jpg
Similar piece found online (from Florida, USA):
http://i53.tinypic.com/359jmvc.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2a2jkl.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/14kzbia.jpg
Example photos with Handschar top officers wearing some sort of that ''short'' fez type:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2q3c8q1.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/1126hxh.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2itk3rn.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/dpzhj9.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/bf49qt.jpg
You guys will probably know instantly when you see it and determine if the eagle is faked, or not.
Thanks to all who are willing to help!
Best regards,
nicco
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