thanks guys
i agree that you have to buy the item, not the dealer (thanks Colorado for that advice)the cap is from peter v Lucas and has a lifetime garentee
as for condition a friend of mine pointed out the other day "any cap/ uniform from WW2 has obviously been stored somewhere by a collector so why must they have excessive wear marks maybe mothing etc"
(have seen a 100% original field cap found in a barn yea its real alright, but its just a pile of wool parts and looks like crap )
anyway thanks again dread
