#12102
09/21/2009 05:00 PM
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I just acquired a panzer M-43 with dull, silver buttons. They are not pebbled, but the 4 hole "dished" variety, as seen on plastic buttons and those made of other materials. They are metal, non-magnetic and have a nice silver-gray patina. The threads are not crisscrossed through the button holes, but run parallel to one another. I don't doubt the buttons are old and appear to have been on the cap for some time. Is this button material and configuration known to be of the period? Thanks.
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#12103
10/09/2009 10:03 PM
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buttons came in several materials, dished and undished,
peddled and not.
foto?
inimicus
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#12104
10/10/2009 07:33 PM
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These buttons appear to be the zeltbahn type. I think they are original, but were added to the cap at some point. Either period field replacements or postwar replacements, probably the latter. Thanks for the interest.
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