Now for some M43 cap fronts with separate insignia. This example I purchased from a dealer in 1976, for $60-. I remember at the time, the dealer stating "Getting SS insignia like this is the only way I'd believe it was right..." I also recall some of the 'expert' collectors at that show passing on the piece, because they thought the insignia should have been 'machine-sewn'. They regarded the fact that the insignia were obviously hand-sewn as cause for alarm. In retrospect, having seen vet bring-back 43 caps and overseas caps, I would now feel the opposite is true...at least on caps of this type.
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