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Folks could you please tell me what you think of this visor. Here is the link,and Thank You for your replies.

Regards,Sepp

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LINK: http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-W...?hash=item5886f7477b

sepp,,it looks to MAYBE had an eagle on the band,,,could be good,so if you can score this cheap enough,,it might be well worth having & taking a chance on it,,,Robert

Hello Robert, Just what I was thinking,can always buy an Eagle for it later. Thanks again for the reply.

Regards, Sepp

good luck with your bidding,Robert

Hello Robert...I asked the seller if the visor had an eagle, and was just removed to sell it on e bay... he said yes,but would not come with the visor. However, he did say that if I were the high bidder he would sell it to me for $20.00.

Sepp

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I am no expert and could be wrong but...
shouldn't there be more piping ? Around the top and bottom of the cap ?

crowbak...I to,from the beginning was wondering the same thing. I have looked for this same type visor for a few days on the net...with NO LUCK. I have seen many officer type...even have books showing the officer visors, which have 3 rows of red piping..found two enlisted but they had 3 rows of red piping as well???I won't bid on this one until I find one like it no matter how cheap it might be.

Thanks Sepp

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Definately NOT form TR era. As Sepp said, there must by 3 carmine piping (1 around the top and on both sides of lower part (welt?, flange?) for all ranks of FW...

Agreed. It is a West German Feuerwehr visor. Sweatdiamond was probably plastic, and the reason it is missing.