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German WWII Lufwaffe Officer Visor Hat, Vet Bringback
(5 photos)
$425.00
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 Original era manufacture. We recently purchased a small grouping of WWII German souvenirs sent home from Europe by a soldier who served as a US 3rd Army Jeep driver. The lucky recipient was his younger brother who cherished them and stored them away for many years before selling them to us. Later war quality hat of a rough texture, dark LW blue wool. Simple fiber visor with an unbound edge, aluminum fittings and insignia as shown. At some point in its life the eagle lost its swastika and the side buttons went AWOL, now held in place by thread. The sweatband is in poor condition, there is wear to the silver piping, but amazingly, the sweatshield is not damaged. This is a sound hat for restoration, and shows the slings and arrows of time and the efforts of a young boy when the hat was worn as a plaything.
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German WWII Red Cross EM Visor Cap
(6 photos)
$495.00
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 Original era manufacture. Dark gray wool top and band with light gray piping. Proper, DRK pattern aluminum wreath with a nice enameled DRK badge above. Orange oilcloth lining with a black fiberboard visor. Overall the cap displays a solid form, is not crushed or broken with some minor moth nips to the piping with no moth holes in the body.
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German WWII Army Tropical Overseasa Cap, Jager Waffenfarbe
(6 photos)
$475.00
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 Original era manufacture. Olive tan cotton cap with a red cotton lining. Likely one of the pile of original hats that surfaced about 5 or 6 years ago. Size marked 56, green soutache waffenfarbe on the front. Shows light handling and wear.
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German WWII Army Infantry EM Visor Hat
(5 photos)
$450.00
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 Original era manufacture. An issue quality in hat in very clean condition. Ribbed feldgrau wool top with white wool piping. Bright aluminum eagle and wreath, orange cotton lining size marked 57 and missing its sweatshield. The front visor is securely sewn and the chinstrap is not broken. There is a makers stamp inside the sweatband and dated 1937, a possible unit mark of HB36 is also present. Overall a very clean example which holds its shaple quite well, one small moth nip on the top, it doesn't break the surface.
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German WWII Deutsche Labor Front Overseas Hat
(4 photos)
$265.00
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 Original era manufacture. Dark blue wool cap piped in light blue, two pebbled buttons on the front and an embroidered eagle above. Blue cotton lining with a black/white printed RZM tag. No moth issues, just normal wear.
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German WWII NSKK Overseas Hat
(5 photos)
$275.00
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 Original era manufacture. Black wool overseas cap with a silver & green BeVo embroidered eagle on the left side. Very nice large style RZM tag on the inside of the cap. One of the two front aluminum buttons is missing. Some minor scattered mothing but nothing serious and a bit difficult to see on the black wool.
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US WWII Pattern USMC EM Woman's Service Cap
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$95.00
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 Original era manufacture. Marine green wool cap with a near matching color imitation silk lining. Red wool decorative chinstrap which is secured by two USMC enlisted buttons. Size marked 22 with an issue tag sewn into the sweatband. We tested these under a UV light and they do not glow. Nice, darkened bronze enlisted pattern EGA. A very clean hat with no moth issues.
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German WWII Fire Police Overseas Cap
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$235.00
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 Original era manufacture. Gray/green hbt cotton cap with a plain gray cotton lining. Sewn to the front of the cap is a magenta embroidered police eagle sewn to a square of green cotton. The hat is very small and may have been intended to have been worn by a female member of the organization. No damage, just normal wear and handling.
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US WWII Army EM Khaki Visor Cap, Named
(6 photos)
$65.00
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 Original era manufacture. Khaki cotton top and sides with enlisted pattern brass emblem on the front. Brown leather visor and chinstrap, with an additional rear strap sometimes seen in use by mounted troops. Shows normal use and wear but the form is sound, not crushed or broken.
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US Pre WWII Army Colonels White Summer Dress Hat & Rain/Mourning Cover
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$250.00
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 Original era manufacture. White worsted wool hat with gold embroidery on the dark blue wool covered visor. Gold brocade chinstrap and a gilded brass eagle complete the decorations of this nice quality hat. The top is designed to be removable from the wicker frame of the hat. Included is a black oilcloth cover, perhaps intended as a rain cover or perhaps worn during funeral ceremonies. Very sound, no damage. Scarce to find in the white configuration, and to a field grade rank as well.
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US WWII Army Artillery EM Overseas Hat
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$25.00
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 Original era manufacture. OD wool hat piped in red for the artillery branch. Size marked 7 1/4 on the interior. There are a few scattered moth bites but overall it is quite clean. Private purchase quality.
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German WWII Army Infantry Visor Hat
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$575.00
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 Original era manufacture. Nice early manufacture, private purchase, officers quality hat of doeskin wool with the early style lighter green band. Original aluminum wreath and cockade, very nice visor and chinstrap. Complete green silk lining with its sweat shield in place. At the time of our purchase the hat had a zinc political eagle attached to the top front. We recently purchased a small collection and in there was the correct, early style eagle which we have placed on the hat. The only damage to report is that the sweat shield is cracked on one side. No moth damage, the hat is not crushed or misshapen, all stitching is tight, just a very nice example overall.
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German WWII Army Artillery EM Visor Hat, Unusual Maker
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$435.00
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 Original era manufacture. Regulation pattern hat as worn by the enlisted ranks in the Artillery branch of the German Army. The most unique aspect of this hat is the original makers logo on the sweatshield, TRIUMPH (like the British motorcycle company) and above that a Masonic emblem. Freemasonry was looked down upon during the Nazi era and its members were persecuted and some killed, yet this hat is obviously of the era and bears the Free Mason insignia prominently. The hat is complete asa shown but suffers from poor storage over the years. It shows some scattered mothing to the piping and surface tracking to the body but no major holes or bites. It is out of shape from being stored in a foot locker for many years. In fact, a friend of ours purchased this hat (along with two SS NCO swords) from a 92 year old, US Army 45th Division veteran. As we said the hat was stored in a foot locker for many years and the stitching of the visor ends have come loose. The hat needs some TLC but what an interesting makers label.
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German WWII Red Cross EM Overseas Hat
(6 photos)
$375.00
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 Original era manufacture. Gray wool Army style hat with original sewn insignia throughout. Dark gray cotton lining size marked 54. Two black painted metal grommets, one on each side. Two or three pencil point moth bites. Very clean looking hat overall.
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German WWII Kriegsmarine EM Coastal Artillery O/S Cap
(5 photos)
$325.00
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 Original era manufacture. Feldgrau wool overseas cap with a gray cotton lining. A faint makers stamp may be seen there which gives a size of 56 and a year date of 1941. The cap shows honest service use with sweatstains around the base and wear to the handsewn insignia. Sound, honest example.
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German WWII Luftwaffe Summer Flying Helmet & General Purpose Goggles
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$375.00
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 Original era manufacture. Tan cotton helmet with leather earphone covers, imitation silk lining with lambs wool covered earphones. The original phone plug is intact but the cord shows some minor cover loss near the helmet body and plug. Included with the helmet are a set of Wehrmacht, aviator style general purpose goggles. The goggles are basically sound but the small screw head which keeps the two sections together is missing and the ends are secured with a small piece of wire. Nice looking set with this pattern helmet being less commonly encountered than the all leather pattern.
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Japanese WWII Petty Officer NLF Field Cap, Shanghai Pattern
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$275.00
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 Original era manufacture. Olive green cotton cap with a single black cotton stripe around its base indicating the rank of Petty Officer. Original sewn yellow embroidered anchor insignia mounted on the front of the cap. Near new condition.
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US Pre WWI Army Issue EM Visor Hat, 15th Infantry
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$225.00
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 Original era manufacture. Introduced in 1907 with a black visor and chinstrap, this example reflects the later change to russet leather. An issue quality hat of olive colored wool with a russet brown leather chinstrap and visor. Darkened brass side buttons and an Infantry crossed rifle insignia on the peak. Two grommeted olive colored ventilators on each side. The cap has some very minor moth issues, nothing serious at all and it has retained its shape quite well. Scarce cap to find in any condition.
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Japanese WWII Childs Paper Army Cap, Cough Syrup Advertising
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$75.00
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 Original era manufacture. Wonderful homefront advertisement in the form of an IJA officers hat which is adorned with flags and characters. Never used, measures 10 inches in length.
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Japanese WWII Army EM Late War Wool Field Cap
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$275.00
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 Original era manufacture. Dark olive wool body with an original sewn, pith helmet style, yellow cap star. Chin strap and sweatband are made from a green rubberized material, possibly from left over gas protection suits. There is a size marking character on a piece of burlap sewn inside the front of the cap. This pattern of hat was made without an inner lining, possibly for the tropics (that rubber sweatband must have been miserable)as the small cloth loops for the neck flap tabs are on the outside of the cap body. No moth damage or wear beyond storage wear.
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US Pre WWII Private Purchase Leather Flying Helmet & Seesall Pattern Goggles, Air Associates Helmet
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$245.00
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 Original era manufacture. Nice original set consisting of a leather flying helmet (size medium) with a makers tag marked to AIR ASSOCIATES INC. Included with the helmet are a pair of 1940's SEESALL pattern aviators goggles. Very solid set showing typical scuffing to the leather surface from wear. Displays very well.
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British Victorian Era Rifle Regiment Officers Service Cap Ca.1885
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$150.00
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 Original era manufacture. Black wool overseas cap with a braided green cord rosette and two Queens crown buttons on the front. Enlisted pattern silver colored alloy badge on the left side. Very wide black leather sweatband with a black silk inner lining. Silk is torn and shows wear from use. Old auction tag inside.
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US WWI Doughboy Veterans Hat
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$45.00
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 Original era manufacture. 1920's style gray felt Fedora which has been extensively, and rather cleverly modified by a former member of the AEF. Around the underside of the brim he has written his enlistment city & date, along with many other places and dates on his trip to France in 1918. He cut out portions of the felt to spell out US, Co.A and others. Perhaps done for parades and reunions, or maybe as a member of the Bonus Army in 1932. Whatever the purpose it certainly is an unusual hat.
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US WWII USMC Officers Dress Hat Chinstrap
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$20.00
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 Original era manufacture. Gold wire band with a dark red center stripe, leather backed, brass grommets on each end. Several available, all show very light storage wear. Priced per one.
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US WWI Signal Corps EM Cap Cord
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$20.00
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 Original era manufacture. Woven cotton cords in orange/white for the Signal Corps. We purchased an original bundle of 10 at the SOS and are selling them by the one. All show light soiling from storage.
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