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Says E.K. II. L/54 on back of box

1914 W with same crown on front on Cross,

Can anyone read the Paper in German?

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Below are my fathers tags, but am unsure as to when they were issued, as far as I am aware my father went in to the German army at 21 so these wouldn’t, I suspect, have being issued until his reunification in Scotland.

Any ideas.

Every now and again an example such as this pops up and I always wonder how can anyone determine with assurance when the alterations were actualy done?

Has anyone found documentation that might cast some light on such occurrences? Prehaps a letter mentioning such or a bill of sale for the modifications? As Mr. Shea states in his description, this is "absolutely “period added” and a fairly common practice for SS personnel who could not afford to simply discard their “issue headgear when they attained officer."

I don’t doubt for a second that the practice of upgrading a cap did happen but common practice? and I do wonder how anyone can be so certain when looking at individual hats these days. I would take me 20 minutes to sew such a band onto a cap and I could claim the same if I wished. Cynical I know but that’s the reality.

Prehaps friends of Mr Shea could ask politely for more information? I doubt very much that he would entertain enquires from myself.