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Reproduction NKVD Visors. - DougD - 10-29-2003
They are using repro stamps now too....the hat is a repro, being sold as original on our favorite junk bid site. Stay away.
DougD
Note the repro stamp, made to look original, but with uneven wear, etc.
Reproduction NKVD Visors. - otlichnik - 10-30-2003
I was looking at the hat and trying to figure out why it looks wrong. Then it came to me. The genuine NKVD hats I own or have seen are not padded on the crwon like this one. Maybe some genuine ones are but none I have seen.
Shawn
Reproduction NKVD Visors. - DougD - 10-30-2003
...the padding is a giveaway, along with the wrong material brim, and the colors being a bit off. Its amazing how fast the cloth repros are spreading.How long till repro NKVD generals uniforms and hats....
DougD