Can You Dig It ??

[Hundestaffel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYzw9ArsI4



Poulin Auctions, Fairfield, Maine.

This macabre relic of WWII was reported by the consignor to have been excavated shortly after the war from a soldier's grave at a concentration camp. It has the correct copper brown piping for a concentration camp officer. The SS eagle is missing but an outline can be seen. The skull & crossbones insignia is still attached to the black band. Officer style chin cord is still attached. Partial sweatband. CONDITION: this hat is in excavated condition w/ great wear & a few holes. Stitching is loose in many places & there are holes in the body of the hat. There are areas of mold & the leather is quite deteriorated. est. $500-1000.

[billbert]

If that’s real..they’re gonna be in for a big surprise on there final price estimates..
JMHO Billbert

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYzw9ArsI4

Ahah, this is the FIRST thing i thought of !

See You

Vince

[cossack1648]

Is it my eyes, or that sweat band looks like new (not worn) besides other mechanical damage and dirt.

Jack

[chahler]

Fake skull

[chahler]

Is it my eyes, or that sweat band looks like new (not worn) besides other mechanical damage and dirt.

Jack

Agree , and pigskin swet band on ss Officer visor hat ?

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

i think that no serious collector will be fooled...
Even their estimation imply that this is a fake...
The death head is oxidised, but the rest visor is in overall good condition ? WTF ?

https://poulinantiques.hibid.com/lot...p-?q=waffen-ss

More pictures for the WAF archives.

See You

Vince

[coogan]

I don't like the skull at all,......I see a moustache

[Funia]

IMO skull is not orginal as the whole story about this cap.
Peter

[Ian Hulley]

Fake skull on a fake cap.


Ian

[Ludwig]

Crap! IMO.

[TP Alexander]

I bet the price estimation is good.
You watch!
Some schmuck will pay big bucks for it!!
Tim

[TP Alexander]

On the same subject, Poulins, I see that they have determined that they cannot ship gravity knives outside of the state of Maine.
I don't what the heck that is about. Silly. Someone at the company hasn't done their homework!!

[Persoons_Karst]

Same results here as when it was posten on some FB groups

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[ZacharyB]

Forgive me sirs for bringing this thread back to the top, but the visor cap in question has peaked my interest. I have very strong doubts about the nature of the story attached to this piece in the first place. Beyond that, I see it noted that the skull is a reproduction.

However, I wonder if this cap is a Frankenstein's Monster so to speak? Is it a partially original cap perhaps that was indeed ground dug or recovered at some point? But then someone doctored it up with SS insignia and created a tall tale about it in the hopes of scoring a large sale price? Or, is the entire cap a reproduction that someone has taken the time to "age" for the purposes of misleading potential buyers?

I'm just curious as I have seen some uniforms lately of a similar nature. The base tunic is original but extremely salty. To this base is added a combination of salty cufftitles, boards, or other material that seeks to artificially enhance the value of an otherwise low-end plain tunic.

Kind Regards,

Z