SS Officer's Visor Cap - Original?

[Stormfighter]

I placed an ad in a local newspaper advertising for military items and was contacted by a collector who bought many items from Mohawk Arms in the last ten to fifteen years. Three of the items he showed me were questionable, including an SA kepi, single decal SS M-40 helmet, and this SS officer's visor cap.

I am not an expert on SS headgear, but strongly feel the SS officer's visor cap is not original and is perhaps one of the examples made from original parts in the 1960s (by Angolia I believe). I would like to hear everyone's opinions on this cap, including the insignia. The collector I met said he received a letter of authenticity from Mohawk Arms guaranteeing the cap to be original and that his money would be refunded if it wasn't. I'd like to see this collector get his money back if the cap is not original, especially because he has hit on some hard times.

Barry

[Stormfighter]

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[Stossgruppe3]

The insignia ....
Appears to be run of the mill rubbish
I suspect the visor is too .... That band looks like a typical Janke
Regards
David

[DonC]

Could be a very early Janke from the looks of it.

Don

[PMan]

Cap

Is the piping silver. SS General? Looks like it from the images. Insignia is fake. Not a good start. If he is holding firm at $2500, you may have yet another clue.
Regards, Pman

[Ian Hulley]

The insignia ....
Appears to be run of the mill rubbish

I'd go along with that

Ian

[Stormfighter]

Is the piping silver. SS General? Looks like it from the images. Insignia is fake. Not a good start. If he is holding firm at $2500, you may have yet another clue.
Regards, Pman

Yes, the piping is silver. The collector never told me what he paid for the cap. He's not trying to dump it on me. I told him I didn't believe it was original and that I would start a thread to get more than just my opinion. That way, he will have some ammo when he returns the cap to Mohawk Arms.

Barry

[PMan]

Cap

Yes, the piping is silver. The collector never told me what he paid for the cap. He's not trying to dump it on me. I told him I didn't believe it was original and that I would start a thread to get more than just my opinion. That way, he will have some ammo when he returns the cap to Mohawk Arms.

Barry

OK. I am sure Ray at Mohawk Arms will honor the return with no problems. Was it a recent purchase?

[DonC]

I have owned two Deutsche Armeemarinehaus visors over the years and the lining in them was very different from the one in the cap in question.

Don

[stonemint]

Agree with the above.....

[Stormfighter]

OK. I am sure Ray at Mohawk Arms will honor the return with no problems. Was it a recent purchase?

I'll have to find out. It was within the last ten years I think.