Rare Waffen-SS cloth bill crusher with flatwire skull

Rare Waffen-SS cloth bill crusher with flatwire skull. This is a extremely scarce authentic Waffen-SS Crusher cap. The cap is what most collectors would refer to as a ‘one looker’. The cap is a early example with a cloth covered bill. The cap is a small to medium size. The cap was found with the flatwire skull which was at one point removed from a pre war Oberbayern cufftitle. The ghost of the skull on the black material of the cap together with the matching remaining stitches confirm it has always been with this cap. It is not attatched at this moment but comes together with the cap. Placing the skull on the front by hand already keeps it there. It could be easily restored yet I prefer not to touch any of my items. The cap shows remnants of also having a regular metal skull applied at one time, possibly even over the cloth skull. The top shows a metal eagle once was fitted. The cap retains its white piping and black band all around. The cap is a small size. The sweatband inside the cap is missing but the remnants are still firmly attatched with chainstitches all round. The reinforcement underneath the black band is soft and the crusher can easily be crushed. This crusher is a really attractive example from my personal collection that would be very hard to upgrade!