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    Waffen SS M43 with flatwire skull

    Guys,

    You will recall that this Waffen SS M43 was posted for review by the seller a couple of weeks ago and then posted on estand. Opinions were generally that all the components were original, but some uncertainty about when it was assembled, pending better photos and a hands-on inspection.

    I now have the cap in my possession and have inspected it closely. I don't own many Waffen SS items, but do have several dozen Wehrmacht soft caps, uniforms, helmets etc, and several hundred WW1 helmets/headgear. So, I'd like to get the opinions of the experienced SS collectors here and resolve any uncertainty.

    I have inspected the cap with natural light flashlight and UV, and with backlighting behind the insignia. I can find no trace of any earlier trapezoid or two-piece Wehrmacht or other insignia. I have also taken many high-res photos with flash to expose any inconsistent nap wear or stitch lines - nothing shows up as being out of the ordinary.

    So, we have an M43 Einheitsfeldmutze with a machine-sewn Waffen SS EM side eagle and a hand-sewn flatwire skull. The side eagle stitching appears orginal to me - black thread on the outside and pale green thread on the inside - and is consistent with the stitching on the sleeve eagles on my two Waffen SS tunics (M43 and M44) - . The eagle is embedded into the wool. The cap has consistent nap wear across all exposed areas, and less nap wear in the protected areas. The liner is a light brown colored rayon, with no markings, but showing signs of extensive use and is worn through at the edge in several places.

    The cap is very similar in configuration to those posted by Emilio and others in this thread - machine sewn side eagles, flatwire skulls, brown or gray rayon liners, very similar chinstrap loops.

    http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=694938



    Your opinions please.

    Mike




























    #2
    Still original components ..

    Ian

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      #3
      Looks good, IMO, but, as always, it´s often very hard to be sure of when insignias were attached. You have told us, how carefully you have inspected the cap. If you got a good feeling about it, I think that you should be satisfied and enjoy your cap. Everything looks good, so I don´t anyone here can add much more.

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        #4
        100% original WSS M43 with period applied insignia.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Panzergrenadiere71 View Post
          100% original WSS M43 with period applied insignia.
          I agree, very nice untouched original WSS M43 cap.
          John

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