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#257863 01/15/2012 04:28 PM
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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

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Can you send some better pictures? These are terrible.


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

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I will post the final bid price later

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.


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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 ..

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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 ..

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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


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