Hussars schirmmütze.....6° or 10°?

giorgio

giorgio

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Hi to everyone....
It's the first WWI schirmmütze I'm handling....I think it's a good one but which regiment? 6° or 10°?
from what they tell me the difference lies in a slight color difference in the red of the band ....and I recognize that from a monitor it becomes difficult to see the difference .... but in your opinion?
Thanks and all my best from Turin
Giorgio
 

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I vote for H R 10
Laine shows rose / dark pink band
your band looks like more than just a red to me
but the firms that put these hats together used different
bolts of material
I see that a lot in the colors of the underlay on shoulder straps
Steve
 
Sandmann said:
It was not my intention to value the prices of caps, just to compare the colors 🤣
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I understand
but the very high price jumped out at me
and for a rather stumpy low older hat
which lacks the appeal of the higher peaked dress hats
I know that you were only showing the color
I would not pay $500 for the D R hat
that's just me
Steve
 
KAGGR#1 said:
and ONLY $ 1,395.00 !
Steve
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Really thanks for your answers and help.... (y)
@KAGGR (Steve)
Honestly I don't know where this price come from...:D
I bought it here in Milan two weeks ago at nearly a third of that price..:cool:
Thank again to everyone.....
Giorgio
 
Ahh....ok... I saw where that price come from....sorry I missed the link posted by Steve... :D (y)
Regards
Giorgio
 
KAGGR#1 said:
I understand
but the very high price jumped out at me
and for a rather stumpy low older hat
which lacks the appeal of the higher peaked dress hats
I know that you were only showing the color
I would not pay $500 for the D R hat
that's just me
Steve
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Right!? I handled this one at the SOS this year - about a II- in my view, with some amateurish repairs and re-stitching. DR has some eye-wateringly unrealistic prices on cloth headgear (and spiked helmets). HR6 is surprisingly scarce these days...but still.
 
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kuerassier said:
Nr.10. The maker of this cap was in Stendal. That was the garisson town of the 10 Hussars.
It is a Feldmütze, not a Schirmmütze.
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Beat me to it! 100% agree on HR10 from Stendal.

Also agree with Steve on the color variation, especially for this regiment's deep pink facing color. I've seen everything from a dark salmon pink to a near-fluorescent bright crimson. Regardless, you scored a beautiful cap at an excellent price - congrats Giorgio!
 
Just for fun and to compare prices
I did a quick check of Weitze's web site
under Prussia to see what he might have to offer
No H R 6
I did see 4 different hats for H R 11 with prices
from 450 E to 650 E
H R 12 or 14 at 420 E
quite a difference in price range from the hat at Der R
there were some cavalry Feldgrau hats at a higher price range
but most all Feldgrau brings higher prices
Steve
 
I sold a field gray HR11 officers cap last year it’s very rare and was less than a grand. A colored one should be less imo as they’re always less rare, even with a royals monogram inside.
 
I do definitly agee that fieldgrey is more expensive, but the reason is not rare or not, it has that touch of history, being used during war / combat, whereas ‘dunkelblau’ is more associatied with peacetime parade drill ( which is not as interesting)…
 
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