oberst42
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Post by oberst42 on Jul 8, 2010 11:12:30 GMT -5
i'm in the process of restoring a visor cap i found at a flea market, one problem i've run into is the officers chin chord, i can't find it anywhere, i've checked hessen at the front and 1944, any where else?
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Post by zzs8mm on Jul 8, 2010 22:42:37 GMT -5
If you can't find one, as a last resort, maybe an East German type? I believe there are slight differences...
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Post by the2ndranger on Jul 8, 2010 22:58:05 GMT -5
Could we see a picture
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Post by kilroy9thss on Jul 9, 2010 14:54:01 GMT -5
nooo not east german thats not restoring it... last resort is have a leather person make u one
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Post by oberst42 on Jul 12, 2010 22:37:28 GMT -5
it is an east german cap i got a new bill for it and new insignia, i need to find the chinchord, i found leather, chin straps but i'm looking for a silver bullion chin chord, i don't have money to shell out for a repro one from hessen, working on my 3rd SS untersturmfuhrer imp (shelters head from gadge and fusilier), i picked that one because i had a great uncle who was one in 1942
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Post by zzs8mm on Jul 14, 2010 23:11:49 GMT -5
I was suggesting it as a cheap alternative. Plus, for the price of an original you can get an 1980s E. German officers hat for about $20. Thats what I did (for an repro that did not come with one) and I found out the E. German hat was worth $50 so I put it back.
oberst42, from what I understand, you bought an E. German hat for the parts tto restore it?
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Post by oberst42 on Jul 15, 2010 3:10:38 GMT -5
no, i got an E. german cap and replaced the insignia and bill with periond ones
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Post by zzs8mm on Jul 16, 2010 18:50:04 GMT -5
Ah, I see. Out of curiosity, what does the inside say?
There are a few on ebay for about $10 or less without shipping. Just type in "German cord" in the search in the militaria section if you want to go on ebay.
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Post by oberst42 on Jul 20, 2010 14:29:31 GMT -5
the inside of it had a clear plastic(ish) diamond thing that said 63 at the top then NVA in large letters in the middle i took it out so i might be wrong, this is just what i remember it looking like, thanks for suggesting ebay, i'll check that out
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Post by zzs8mm on Jul 20, 2010 20:22:02 GMT -5
Oh no problem, ebay has almost everything.
And, I am not sure if anybody told you this before, with E. German hats they are not exactly correct WWII type. Some obvious are, the crown is shorter, there isn't a bottom piping on the band, the band isn't green (if you are going for Heer) and it the hat is grey (real ones have the field grey color I believe). The W. German has the correct (or closer to) shape, but incorrect colors.
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Post by oberst42 on Jul 25, 2010 21:49:50 GMT -5
i'm not putting together my totenkopf impression anymore, but i'm still finishing this as a display piece, the lower crown thing is good news, i just thought my head was too big!
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Post by zzs8mm on Jul 28, 2010 1:32:05 GMT -5
Yeah, the East Germans should have kept the tall crown. And they should have kept the high collar for the officer's tunic too.
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Post by gadge on Jul 28, 2010 18:13:54 GMT -5
Yeah there might have been reasons for getting rid of all that blatantly 'german' stuff  |
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