Hello guys, doest anybody know which caps stamped inside ghotic mark HPC, is it waffen SS or Coastal artillery cap? Could you tell me which main differences between coastal artillery and W-SS caps?
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Sergey
HPC is a "Hermann Potthoff" maker mark. In Wilkin's book You may found complete information about this company and headgears they produced. The difference between coastsal and WSS caps is a shape of the caps as far as i know.
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hi Alex. i am sorry but i havent this book in my library.Where I can buy it or where I can find any info about that cap maker?Originally posted by pimpfComment
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I bought mine from http://www.therupturedduck.com Book is BK-19 in Bill's catalogue: "The collector's guide to Cloth Third Reich military headgears".Comment
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Thank you Alex.Comment
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Sergey,
Don't bother paying 80.00 for that book just to find out about HPC.
Wilkins list of verified headgear by manufacturer is nowhere near a complete and acurate list. I don't think making one would be possible for anyone,
considering there were a a gazillion private cap makers throughout the Third Reich.
As far as maker HPC goes, Wilkins only lists them as a maker of schirrmutzen.
He has no information on field caps by this maker or any other type of headgear.
JerryComment
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if you cap is green lined with false side flaps 2 vent holes per side it is probably a coastal artillery/naval tropical cap...Comment
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Hello. The cap has standart light brown linner. It hasnt any vent holes, but I know that such type of caps used for coastal artillery too.Originally posted by billbertComment
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you need to post some photos..light brown interior might indicate luftwaffe or ss..or reproduction..???Comment
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