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#84582 04/28/2006 02:25 AM
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Just received this 1930's EM Hessian State Police Visor Cap .It has a padded heavy green wool top with red piping , cap band is a red cotton . There seems to have been an other insignia on the cap where is now the 1st style Nazi police eagle located. Posted by Bernd.

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#84583 04/28/2006 02:26 AM
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Close-up.

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Side view.

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#84585 04/28/2006 02:28 AM
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..and other side.

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Close-up of the front.

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The interior has a gray cutton liner with gray silk edge liner . Interior also has a steel edge stiffener band that has been bent to form into the high front top and has been bent sideways to leave a soft area to each side of the front peak. There is a blue inked small number "9". Sweat band is in fine shape , jointed at the side where the chinstrap button prongs come through.

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View of the total interior .

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#84589 04/28/2006 01:53 PM
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Bernd,

Very nice! Your cap is illustrated on page 551 of the Angolia-Taylor book.

George


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#84590 04/28/2006 04:33 PM
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George : Thank you .Iam very happy with the condition and appearance/shape of the cap . My question is , what did the Hessian insignia look like before the Nazi time eagle replaced it ? Do you have one to show me ? Thanks , Bernd.

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Bernd,

The top ****ade is the correct "National" kokarde. The eagle would have had a Hessian Landeskokarde in red/white/silver before the 1934 Polizei eagle replaced it. I will see if I can come up with a photo.

George


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#84592 04/28/2006 10:36 PM
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Doug , that is one sweet cap you got yourself.....Looks nice and proper to me.....
Best of luck with it,


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