Another WSS M-43

[drbill]

Local collector liquidating collection, offered me this piece, looks too good!
Opinions please.

[chahler]

Original eagle and skull, I don't know about the hat itself, do you have pictures of the inside?

[chahler]

Posted by request

[drbill]

thanks for posting

[RobertE]

Original Italian wool and the liner material looks credible. The size stamp is a bit blue and blurry for me, but is possible. The trap seems sewn low for a two button, and when I have seen them low like this it's to get a resewn trap away from the thick top seam.

Does this cap have bias tape in the scallops?

Regards, Robert

[drbill]

yes, dark gray bias tape

[chahler]

IMO , nice original hat!

[H-U Rudel]

If the price is good, I`d say got for it! :-)

There was one similar cap offered to a friend for 1000 Euro.

kind regards

Uli

[Colorado]

Can you post a closer photo of the eagle/skull trap? It appears hand-sewn in place, perhaps reapplied as Robert first mentioned.

Original Italian wool and the liner material looks credible. The size stamp is a bit blue and blurry for me, but is possible. The trap seems sewn low for a two button, and when I have seen them low like this it's to get a resewn trap away from the thick top seam.

Does this cap have bias tape in the scallops?

Regards, Robert

[drbill]

yep

only pic I took but it is definitely machine sewn

[RD Rygaard]

Heres mine: Same trap, same (almost) unissued, DIFFERENT interior: Still I think yours is ok!

[Colorado]

As I recall, some Italian wool cap manufacturers set the traps high and others set them low. The buttons are to the left and right of center.

Higher set traps are nice to find because as Robert pointed out, they are difficult reapply in that spot. Many of the high set SS traps have an extra stitch line across the top that runs past the sides of the trap as well.

IMO, if I saw puckering of the trap fabric, I would want to closely hand inspect. Half the value of these caps is about original application of the trap. In the skull shown, one can't see the nasal septum and there is puckering in other places.

only pic I took but it is definitely machine sewn

[RD Rygaard]

IMO the trap WAS machine stitched originally & the bumps / folds came from repairing stitches that broke/ came loose. A very nice latewar WSS M43

Can you post a closer photo of the eagle/skull trap? It appears hand-sewn in place, perhaps reapplied as Robert first mentioned.