Manu Della Valle Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Salty but the real McCoy!Notice the "skipped" thread on the eagle's wings!Found in Cinecittà (Rome) Cheers Manu 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted April 5, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted April 5, 2016 Superb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks Lenny!It's the second HG black M43 I've owned in my whole collecting career...sold a mint one many years ago and now I only own this one that has seen action in Central Italy...much more historically important than a mint one IMO! Cheers Manu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Brilliant, love HG caps, this one is excellent despite the damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted April 6, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted April 6, 2016 10 minutes ago, Manu Della Valle said: Thanks Lenny!It's the second HG black M43 I've owned in my whole collecting career...sold a mint one many years ago and now I only own this one that has seen action in Central Italy...much more historically important than a mint one IMO! Cheers Manu I much prefer combat worn than mint unissued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Glad you like it guys....this one is a vet all right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav352 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Very nice cap Manu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAK D Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hi Manu, That is a super example of a rare HG M43 Panzer cap thanks for sharing D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Bil4338 Posted April 6, 2016 Major General Share Posted April 6, 2016 A great example of a rare piece of headgear.I don't mind the minimal damage as it shows it saw combat use.doesn't detract at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thank you very much for your kind comments guys! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 A very nice rare and hard to come by M-43 @Manu Della Valle and I as well prefer my headgear to show some genuine wear and this one fits that bill nicely as indicated by the stained lining which btw looks to be rayon..? I know the majority of the time the pull down tabs are produced from what ever scraps are kicking around but these are rather interesting as the thread count on the cotton material is very loose I wonder if these wear made from left over scraps from Material on the inner lining and sweatband.. Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 8 hours ago, Mark K said: A very nice rare and hard to come by M-43 @Manu Della Valle and I as well prefer my headgear to show some genuine wear and this one fits that bill nicely as indicated by the stained lining which btw looks to be rayon..? I know the majority of the time the pull down tabs are produced from what ever scraps are kicking around but these are rather interesting as the thread count on the cotton material is very loose I wonder if these wear made from left over scraps from Material on the inner lining and sweatband.. Regards Mark Most likely buddy! Cheers Manu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagodave Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Hey that's a really great piece of history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 @BenVK..........talking about panzer caps and "strange" insigna...what about this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenVK Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 An interesting set of insignia for sure! I'm assuming by it's size that it's a tunic eagle? There are so many variations and I'm no expert but I have seen similar but not identical eagles before. I'll see if I can find a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenVK Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Here's a vaguely similar one. It also has a long neck, small head and big eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thank you for posting your eagle @BenVK....it looks very similar to the one on my cap!The eagle on this M43 is identical in size to our "usual" cap eagle...blame that to my photographic skills..or lack thereof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenVK Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Ah ok, it looked a bit bigger than a regular cap eagle. Here's a cap eagle of similar design but without the gaps between the feathers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manu Della Valle Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 On 11 maggio 2016 at 16:44, BenVK said: Ah ok, it looked a bit bigger than a regular cap eagle. Here's a cap eagle of similar design but without the gaps between the feathers. Great Eagles Ben!Thank you for sharing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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