Adler
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Well, I’ve been collecting since 1973 now (guess I’m getting really old) and I’ve never even seen one of these. One can imagine (or not) what went through my mind when I encountered this Tscapka. I was immediately in the “gotta have” state of mind and it didn’t take long to be the new owner of this rare bird.
I have a pickelhaube with the same kind of olive drab trim and also recognized that on this Tschapka. About the Pickelhaube it’s known there was only one producer of that type, but about the Tschapka I have no documentation at all…
The body of the Tschapka is hard felt and it’s covered with a the same cloth as the Pickelhaube I have. The trim is made of very thin olive drab artificial leather and the table top is also covered with the same material. The M91 side posts have the reinforcement pieces but onfortunately the left one is a bit damaged. There are two ventilation holes in the shaft of the table top and on the inside of the front visor there’s a blanck label. I don’t know what the meaning of this label was, but it seems there was never anything written on it.
I added a picture of the Pickelhaube for comparison…
Enjoy the pictures…
Adler
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I have a pickelhaube with the same kind of olive drab trim and also recognized that on this Tschapka. About the Pickelhaube it’s known there was only one producer of that type, but about the Tschapka I have no documentation at all…
The body of the Tschapka is hard felt and it’s covered with a the same cloth as the Pickelhaube I have. The trim is made of very thin olive drab artificial leather and the table top is also covered with the same material. The M91 side posts have the reinforcement pieces but onfortunately the left one is a bit damaged. There are two ventilation holes in the shaft of the table top and on the inside of the front visor there’s a blanck label. I don’t know what the meaning of this label was, but it seems there was never anything written on it.
I added a picture of the Pickelhaube for comparison…
Enjoy the pictures…
Adler
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