Original Krätzchen?
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John Josef
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I agree with the others its very well made but not made during the first world war IMO also look at the leather sweatband and the machine stitching holding it in.
It's all a guess at this point but I would think someone had it custom made and I would also think it wasn't cheap at the time.
Erel Sonderklasse was a manufacture during the WWII era and did very fine work, I've seen several Third Reich Generals and officers' caps made by them and they are always top quality.
Like I mentioned it's all speculation at this point but maybe it's something the company made as a tribute back to the "old days" or maybe someone commissioned it for any number of reasons.
Fist one I've ever seen, thanks for sharing.
It's all a guess at this point but I would think someone had it custom made and I would also think it wasn't cheap at the time.
Erel Sonderklasse was a manufacture during the WWII era and did very fine work, I've seen several Third Reich Generals and officers' caps made by them and they are always top quality.
Like I mentioned it's all speculation at this point but maybe it's something the company made as a tribute back to the "old days" or maybe someone commissioned it for any number of reasons.
Fist one I've ever seen, thanks for sharing.
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michiel
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The small holes in the leather sweatband are very typical for postwar manufacturing ( I was told some years ago), the leather sweatband and cellophane is here an easy giveaway for it being non WW1, but sometimes you see the same fine holes in the leather sweatband in feldgrau mutzen that look otherwise perfect WW1, but also then point at postwar manufacturing
Jeff R
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As others have noted, numerous indications this is post-war (probably 1930s), with the celluloid diamond being a dead giveaway along with the sweatband and stitching method.
The latter is tricky though - I've seen many examples of clearly period-made pieces with later sweatband replacements, possibly done by the veteran owner. Sweat is salty, and salt is corrosive, so the sweatband is often the first thing to wear out or disintegrate with age. But in this case, the sweat band looks contemporaneous to the rest of the construction. Almost certainly a veteran's cap made long after WWI.
The latter is tricky though - I've seen many examples of clearly period-made pieces with later sweatband replacements, possibly done by the veteran owner. Sweat is salty, and salt is corrosive, so the sweatband is often the first thing to wear out or disintegrate with age. But in this case, the sweat band looks contemporaneous to the rest of the construction. Almost certainly a veteran's cap made long after WWI.
Ghost51564
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Thank you all for your help!
