This thread will feature sellers/makers that are reproducing TR hats to this day.
All the hats on their sites are repros.
What happens all too often is that they are turned around and sold as the real thing on Ebay/Facebook/Militaria321/etc.
This thread will feature sellers/makers that are reproducing TR hats to this day.
All the hats on their sites are repros.
What happens all too often is that they are turned around and sold as the real thing on Ebay/Facebook/Militaria321/etc.
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Michael Janke in Germany has been making repro TR visors (and uniforms) since the 1970s.
A lot of them are now showing their age, and are still regularly being sold as real to this day (and fool many dealers).
He does not have his own site, but Extra Klasse in the UK is one of the largest retailers of his wares:
Extra Klasse
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
War Hats sells a different line of repros that are cruder than Janke.
They will sell them brand new or artificially aged.
They are regularly being sold as original on Ebay by unscrupulous individuals:
WarHats.com - WarHats.com Military Headwear from many conflicts
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Reddick Militaria is based in the USA and regularly set up at the SOS.
Their visors are made by the company that owns the Erel trademark in Germany (but has nothing to do with the original Erel).
Third Reich, Nazi & WW2 German Visor Caps - Reddick Militaria
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Soldat has been around for years, and supplies reenactors.
They have a house brand, "Karl Lehmann".
(They will also repair original caps as well).
Head Gear
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
This outfit in Russia also makes reenactor headgear, which is constantly resold as original (after artificial ageing):
Headgear
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Based in Poland, "Hero Collection" is responsible for the Derwig repros.
(Supposedly they have stopped making TR items):
http://www.hero-collection.com.pl/
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Schmidt u. Sohn is a Japanese maker of repro hats:
Schmidt&SohnƒhƒCƒc—ðŽj“INW¸–§ ¡»•iŒ^˜^
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
Elsenau Militaria makes primarily M-43 repros:
Elsenau Militaria (@elsenaumilitaria) | Instagram photos and videos
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
1944 Militaria sells caps for reenactors:
Wool M43 Caps
“Show me the regulation, and I’ll show you the exception.”
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