Hussars schirmmütze.....6° or 10°?

[giorgio]

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

 

[Sandmann]

Congratulations, a nice cap. For me it looks like the HR 10, because the red stripe looks like “Pompadour-Red“. For HR 6 the red was „Ponceau-Red“, which was a bit lighter and more colorful in my eyes.

Here a cap of HR 6 with a stripe in „Ponceau-Red“
Prussian Schirmütze / Visor Cap for Officer in Husaren-Regiment Nr 6

 

[KAGGR#1]

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

 

[KAGGR#1]

Congratulations, a nice cap. For me it looks like the HR 10, because the red stripe looks like “Pompadur-Red“. For HR 6 the red was „Ponceau-Red“, which was a bit lighter and more colorful in my eyes.

Here a cap of HR 6 with a stripe in „Ponceau-Red“
Prussian Schirmütze / Visor Cap for Officer in Husaren-Regiment Nr 6

and ONLY $ 1,395.00 !
Steve

 

[Sandmann]

It was not my intention to value the prices of caps, just to compare the colors 🤣

 

[KAGGR#1]

It was not my intention to value the prices of caps, just to compare the colors 🤣

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

 

[kuerassier]

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.

 

[giorgio]

and ONLY $ 1,395.00 !
Steve

Really thanks for your answers and help....
@KAGGR (Steve)
Honestly I don't know where this price come from...
I bought it here in Milan two weeks ago at nearly a third of that price..
Thank again to everyone.....
Giorgio

 

[giorgio]

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.

Yes.. you're right ---Feldmütze....forgive me...my mistake....
Giorgio

 

[giorgio]

Ahh....ok... I saw where that price come from....sorry I missed the link posted by Steve...
Regards
Giorgio

 

[2nd.Leibhusar]

Hi Giorgio, great looking cap .
If you ever wish to part from it let me know, for I've got its Attila !

 

[ccj]

Nice Hussar cap

 

[Jeff R]

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

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.

 

[Jeff R]

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.

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!

 

[KAGGR#1]

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

 

[giorgio]

Really thanks to everyone for opinions and help...

 

[Zebedeus]

and ONLY $ 1,395.00 !
Steve

Really a cheap prize!

 

[giorgio]

Really a cheap prize!

Yeahh....You're right...

 

[ccj]

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.

 

[michiel]

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)…