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Stonemint's Reichsbahn Visors--Part Deux |
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12-10-2007, 05:33 PM
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Stonemint's Reichsbahn Visors--Part Deux
Michael, I am really posting these for you, as I cannot date the specific eras.
The first one is obviously Kaiserreich, and came in a box with an old Church program from 1914--so I presume this visor pre-dates World War I.
I have seen other visors from the WWI period, but they have bigger railway insignia--any idea as to the time frame this insignia was used?:
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12-10-2007, 05:34 PM
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Close-up of Imperial DRG eagle:
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12-10-2007, 05:35 PM
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Side view--no chinstrap was ever on this hat:
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12-10-2007, 05:37 PM
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Interior--the maker is for one of the most elite tailoring houses in Germany (both WWI and WWII) Mohr & Speyer--they also served as Royal Tailors for the Kaiser:
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12-10-2007, 05:37 PM
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Lining is waterproofed--rare for this era:
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12-10-2007, 05:39 PM
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The next one is obviously Weimar DR--it has a lighter shade of blue. This one has no piping on the crown, so they must have eliminated it after WWI?:
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12-10-2007, 05:41 PM
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Now, did they use an all-gold chincord during the 1919-1932 period? This one is old, and has been on this hat for a long, long time....
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12-10-2007, 05:42 PM
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Close-up of the Weimar wreath/cockade--the only insignia that has ever been on the cap:
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12-10-2007, 05:44 PM
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The button/badge has been on it for a long-time, but was probably added by the original owner after he retired:
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12-10-2007, 05:45 PM
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Interior of the Weimar hat--I am 99.9% sure this is a Pekuro:
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12-10-2007, 05:46 PM
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Michael, same label as the one you posted--was this label only used from 1919-1932?
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12-10-2007, 05:48 PM
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This is what we call an "under the hood" shot--no extra holes in the pasteboard from other insignia:
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12-10-2007, 05:49 PM
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View of the support system like the one you posted--I have seen this on only one Third Reich cap:
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12-10-2007, 05:51 PM
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Last one of this series--this is a TR visor of the 35-41 style--like yours, it never had an eagle on it--my only guess is that a lot of these went unissued when the 41-45 style came out:
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12-10-2007, 05:52 PM
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This one has a higher-peak that my early ones:
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