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This is a great original example recently found in Lansing, Michigan. It shows very honest use and some light age. The body is very solid, and without mothing or damage, but does show nice worn knap where it was actually used in the field. The front has a nice round area where the skull was, but was removed long ago for some unknown reason. I am sure it was removed post war. The bevo eagle has typical wear where the cap was worn under the helmet which was typical for the SS. The inside is unmarked, which again is typical of an SS cap. Overall, this is in good but honest condition showing nice honest use. This is a great chance to get an original SS overseas cap @ a very reasonable price.
This is the 1st one of these I have seen that I really trusted. It is from an antique picker friend who I have known for over 25 years, and he is a master militaria finder in the Detroit area. This is 100% untouched and as found. He recently bought a small group of militaria from a family, here locally. The material is reed green, and it shows very honest use and age. The inside is nicely marked and also shows great honest use. The insignia is original to the cap. I would much prefer this had Army or better yet a set of green backed Luft insignia, but still it is a rare WWII German field cap that is 100% unquestionable in overall good solid condition.
This is a later war cap, which is correct in every way. It is made from a lighter weight field grey wool which shows very light age. The insignia is the correct flat wire officers type, and is correctly applied and machine sewn. The inside has the typical officer's partial sweat band, which shows honest age underneath where it has discolored the lining. It has the standard loops under the fold, which we all like to see. It does not black light. Overall, this is a great original cap.
This is a solid field quality officer's over seas cap. The body is really sound without mothing or repairs. The insignia is nicely applied with a flat wire eagle and bullion wreath. The interior shows only light use and age, and has a nice partial leather sweatband. Overall, it is a very good example of a desirable cap.
These were worn by army personnel who were assigned to military service because of their technical skills for the duration of the war, and were differentiated from standard army administration officers by the blue grey band. The cap shows some honest age, but has no exterior damage with the exception of the green piping underlay being exposed in the back. The body is very solid. The inside has a good sweatband, but which was repaired in the front. Overall, this cap has a good field look to it, and will be a great addition to your pile of hats.
This is a high quality army officer's visor cap made of fine doe skin material with an extra high peak. It shows light age and use, and is a nice tight cap. The visor has been re-attached as has the sweat band. Both look original to the piece, but have been re sewn. The sweat diamond is almost all there, but is cracked. Overall, it is a nice cap, showing only light wear.
This is a textbook infantry visor cap made with standard wool and the brown cloth lining. The both shows some slight, but hardly noticeable mothing. The insignia looks to be original to the piece. The inside is very slid and shown only light age. Overall, this is a solid infantry visor, that displays well.
This is just the way my antique picker friend found it. It shows honest age and use, but has never been cleaned or worked on. The insignia is hand applied to the front. The hat body is sound showing a good amount of honest use with the exception of a hole on the left size. It is a good original cap for a mannequin or field display.
This is a mint perfect example. The insignia is machine applied, the grommets are the correct 2 piece type and the inside is lined with the always popular red material. It has a nice maker mark and is dated 11 42. The size is a little on the small size, but still in the normal range; so this guy was not a rocket scientist. The inside shows no use, as does the outside. Only a small satin on each side from the white powder oxidation from the grommets. I think it may wash out if dome carefully by hand. This is a really attractive example of tropical headgear priced right.
This is a high quality enlisted man's cap made of nice doe skin material. The body is very sound without any mothing or major issues. The interior is also very solid with a nice sweat shield that features a nice original name tag. The visor trim has a very small piece missing from the underside, and does not show. The entire piece shows some honest age and use, but is still attractive.
This one came out of the woodwork in Lansing, Michigan about 15 years ago, and is just the way it was found. It is a nicely honest and somewhat used tropical KM cap. It shows some old honest water or sweat strains, but no holes or damage. It is French made marked on the inside, but the circular stamp is hard to see. The lining is 58 marked. The overall cut is the classic French made KM field cap with the low front. Overall, this is a great original example.
This one came out of the woodwork in Lansing, Michigan about 15 years ago, and is just the way it was found. It is is very attractive example with no mothing or issues, showing some light use on the inside. It is RBN and size marked. Overall, it is
This is a really attractive cap. It has a great form with a high peak. The wool is the standard police color and is excellent. The insignia looks to be original to the piece. The inside shows only light age and use. Overall it is very solid and tight, with a great appearance.
This is a very attractive example made by Deutsche Arbeit, which is marked into the front leather sweat band. The cap shows no damage, and is overall really nice. The eagle and buttons are also original to the piece. The inside label has been removed, which is typical.
This is a great cap. It shows only the lightest age and is basically mint. The insignia is factory machine applied. I think you will love this one.
This is a later quality cap made of a lower grade wool. It shows some light honest use, but is still a very solid example.
This is a really nice quality cap made with high quality materials. It shows very light age and use. It has no damage or problems except one of the pros on the diamond is missing, but still it is solid. Overall it is a really nice HJ cap.
This is the more desirable cloth covered version. It is very nice and without problems. All the leather is very sound. It was marked "made in Germany" on the sweatband, and later the marking were removed. This pith helmet was imported into the US back in the 1960 as army surplus. Overall, it is a nice attractive. example
This is a very solid pith helmet with a great form and very solid leather. It is NOT one of the post war imported ones marked Germany. The felt body has no problems and is great looking. All the leather is really solid with a great chinstrap. The shields are a matched original set, and look to be original to the helmet. The sweatband is dated 41 and also really good. It has the old 1980s price tag of $20 still attached.
This is the only one of these I have seen. it is a standard TAN Luft Pith helmet, colored to give it a blue/grey appearance. This may have been done to match the tropical Luftwaffe BLUE uniform, as it was against regulations to mix the tan and blue. This die or coloring looks to have been done a long time ago. The inside flange is Luftwaffe tropical green and the crown is luft tan. The sweatband is nice and original, but the chinstrap is lacking. The brown leather rim is 92+% present, but a little dry. The insignias is an original set, which match in appearance, and condition, but the prongs are different. This does not mean that they are not correct. I bought this in Prague from a collector that was liquidating his collection to buy a car. The overall shape is sound and still in its original form. Overall this piece displays very well, and would be super in a tropical collection. This is a rare one!
Luftwaffe pith helmets have always been tough to find, and on the expensive side. They are easily identifiable by the natural tan colored leather edges. This one has seen better days. The body is a bit crunched, but can be brought back to shape with a little TLC. The liner and sweat band are missing. the vent is missing the cover. But it will display well with a little work.
This is the standard issue Navy winter fur cap. It is made of brown leather with a dark rough fur. It is in nice original condition. This is a tough to find piece of Kiegsmarine headgear.
This is a rare model made without any radio gear. It is made of the standard Luftwaffe summer brown cloth, with the interior construction of purple rayon. It is in super nice original condition with sound leather fittings. Goggles sold separately.
This is a nice example of the model made without any radio gear. It is made of the standard Luftwaffe brown leather, with the interior construction of fuzzy sheep's fur. It is in very nice original condition with sound leather fittings.
This is a rare cap. The body is a high quality ribbed grey wool. The insignia is the correct type of enameled eagle and unique rounded aluminum wreath. The wreath is definitely different than an it's Army counterpart. The body is very slid with only a few moth nips. The visor is also very tight and solid. The sweat shield is also without problems. The sweat band shows age and use, and has some small dry and disconnected areas around the edge, but is still solidly attached for the most part. Overall, this is a nice para-military cap that is hard to find.
Welcome tight wads and penny pinchers. Do you think the penny in underrated? Does free make you excited? Have you ever had lunch totally from the free samples @ the grocery store deli counter? When you see Jessica Simpson on TV do, you want to get into her checking account? Yes? This is for you. It is the way I bought it right out of the woodwork. The wool is sound with age and use, but no holes. The sweatband is torn in one place, but otherwise there. The insignia and chinstrap are original to the piece. The problem is that the visor has a corner broken off. The inside cardboard band has a break there too. Overall it displays well for the money.
This is a great pair of Luft flight goggles from one of my buddies in Prague. The goggles are basically perfect and show only very very light age. They are unissued and come with an extra strap and cleaning cloth. The original cardboard box is nicely maker marked and dated. Overall, this is a nice opportunity to buy a real pair of flight goggles which will look great with any WWII German flight helmet.
No these are not pilot's goggles. If you have a pair for sale and are claiming they are Luftwaffe fighter pilot or flight goggles; shame on you! They are a very sound pair. The strap is sound, but most of its elastic spring is gone. The lenses are sound, but one has a hairline crack. The rubber frames are still very flexible. These are very good for a headgear display. The center screw is not painted, but looks to be commercial finish which is typical for the early maker marked examples. The can is the correct original one for these. Overall these are a very solid pair of desirable goggles.
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