need info

ejc · 07-05-2007, 12:20 PM

was wondering if anyone knows what a ss oficers hat with the skull and bones goes for. I myself know nothing about hats but have a chance to buy one will find out price tonight. I know this is not a lot of info on the hat but a general price would be helpful.
thanks

George Anderson · 07-05-2007, 03:20 PM

Only 10% chance of it being original. Nothing has been reproduced or counterfeited more than "SS" marked stuff. Beware.

the gunman · 07-05-2007, 05:44 PM

Listen to george "Beware" but if real in the few thousand bracket.

ejc · 07-05-2007, 10:55 PM

thanks it turns out someone offered them 5,000 for it but when they took a closer look turned out to be a repro, it was offered through a estate sale. Some people in my family buy alot from them so I can get some inside info on prices and such so I dont have to get up early and wait in line but it is rare that stuff like this comes up so I was gonna try to see what it was going for and what it was worth. I have a strict policy of buying things cheap at yard and estate sales unless I really know what I am doing, but usaully I am about 5 minutes too late and somebody else has beat me to the good deals. I did find a double barrel .410 for twenty bucks so sometimes you can get lucky.
Thanks Ed

azlaw · 07-06-2007, 12:25 PM

Just a minor point, but when someone starts offering fake antiques asking $5,000, this starts to become of interest to police and prosecutors. They like to send art forgers to jail, I assume SS fakers even more-so.

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07-05-2007, 12:20 PM	#1
ejc User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	need info was wondering if anyone knows what a ss oficers hat with the skull and bones goes for. I myself know nothing about hats but have a chance to buy one will find out price tonight. I know this is not a lot of info on the hat but a general price would be helpful. thanks

07-05-2007, 03:20 PM	#2
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,531 Times in 788 Posts	Only 10% chance of it being original. Nothing has been reproduced or counterfeited more than "SS" marked stuff. Beware.

07-05-2007, 05:44 PM	#3
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Listen to george "Beware" but if real in the few thousand bracket.

07-05-2007, 10:55 PM	#4
ejc User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks it turns out someone offered them 5,000 for it but when they took a closer look turned out to be a repro, it was offered through a estate sale. Some people in my family buy alot from them so I can get some inside info on prices and such so I dont have to get up early and wait in line but it is rare that stuff like this comes up so I was gonna try to see what it was going for and what it was worth. I have a strict policy of buying things cheap at yard and estate sales unless I really know what I am doing, but usaully I am about 5 minutes too late and somebody else has beat me to the good deals. I did find a double barrel .410 for twenty bucks so sometimes you can get lucky. Thanks Ed

07-06-2007, 12:25 PM	#5
azlaw User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Just a minor point, but when someone starts offering fake antiques asking $5,000, this starts to become of interest to police and prosecutors. They like to send art forgers to jail, I assume SS fakers even more-so. H