found this hat for sale on the internet,,would like to hear comments about it,,,i have my doubts about the interior markings so who knows?...thanks,,,Robert

Can you send some better pictures? These are terrible.

Hi Fred,sorry but these are all that were provided on the internet sale,,,Robert

I will post the final bid price later

GOAD Auctions///Proxi bid.....Final hammer $250.00 + internet %%%%.Now do you think that is a fair price for this fake/repro.???
That auction had a pile of crap TR.

Most everything that was in the Ryker cases were crap.Phony armbands/cuffs/enameled badges.

yeah,that is where i saw it,,,as you say,,lots of fakes:someone has said that the "SS-BW" is totally wrong for this cap,,,what would be the correct markings for an authentic cap like this?...thanks,<RObert

Have not a clue, but have been in the racket long enough to know that when there is a 100% fake/or better..fantasy marking such as BIG SS-BW in a weird looking cap, it is garbage.And Proxi Bid/ and LiveAuctioneer are rampant with fake/fantasy/repro TR militaria being passed off as genuine in auction companies. Now, PB and Live. has no responsibility, as they are just an internet access provider, but I cound give you a list of all the *regular*auction companies that subscribe to their services on a regular basis ,that most all of their offered Tr militaria is crap. And the same companies offer the exact same TR fake/fantasy/repro time and time again.

Looking at this cap, with a single button flap (more rare) the SS-BW stamp makes me think twice buying this cap. On top of that are the vague pictures. No close-ups and so on.

The trap insignia for sure has the tell-tale edging of a REPRO - can't say that I like anything about the rest of the cap either ..

These stitched " teeth " can best be seen on the reverse . A common feature on reproductions , this was probably done to give it a sort of cap-removed appearance ..

Front ..

the SS-BW marking is sorta close.... the SS is the wrong style , & stamping in all is to big. going off my 1944 original. no comments on the insignia , mine Was a 2 piece which was removed long before I got the hat.
sounds like you should Pass on this hat.
jeff