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    Jonathan Loh

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    1. Alrighty so I've noticed that the Moscow TsEPK label on the underside of several visor caps are missing the date. When did the practice of adding the dates became "obsolete"? Was this already happening while the USSR was still standing, before 1991? Or only after it's fall? I heard that if the cap is without a date, it means it's unissued. Though I've also heard that they stopped adding the dates during the late 80s. But then this... Hmm...if it's true that they stopped adding the dates during the late 80s then I guess it wasn't something that was very consistent with each cap. And what about the diamond TsEPK labels? I don't recall ever seeing these ones with the dates. Anyone know anything about the datings of these? Mainly, does a missing date point out to a post-1991 produced cap? The undated TsEPK caps are really suspicious to me.
    2. I've been collecting Soviet headgear, helmets and gas masks and I have only Cold War items for now but I've been holding off on berets because I've no idea how to tell apart fake/post 1991 from authentic ones. Can someone help me out? How do I tell them apart and recognize whatever labels, markings or tags they might have? Thanks for any help. :)
    3. That is very interesting. You understand, I just want to derive as much information as I can from the cardboard strips as it was something that caught my attention, yet I've heard nothing about (until now that is). So, thanks for all the help. Greatly appreciated!
    4. Ah I understand. Although with that said, I'm still somewhat baffled because the visor caps I own WITH the strip, are exactly the ones that are unissued! So who, then inserted those strips? I don't have a clear understanding on the Soviet mode of production though, so it's kinda difficult for me to come to a conclusion. Thanks for your input! :)
    5. Oh! That's interesting. So, then where did you get the strips from? Makeshift?
    6. Ah I see. Is the strip placement as pictured correct (under the visor beneath the sweatband)? What do users usually do to the strips if they aren't needed? I assume they are removed and disposed? Also, how long has this been practiced (the insertion of strips for fit) as standard procedure? Apologies for the question spam. Thank you for your input and patience. :)
    7. Hello, everyone. I'm new here and need some help with a couple of questions about visor caps. I've been trying to find this out for awhile now with little luck. I'll take my chances here. Ok, so I've a couple of surplus Soviet visor caps, both of them have a cardboard strip behind the sweatband, tucked under the visor. However, I have one used cap from the 50s and it doesn't have the strip. My question is, were the strips removed upon use or were the strips not yet around at all/standard practice to be inserted in the caps during the 50s? Also, what was it's use? I realized that the shape of the visors of my unissued caps (with the strips) are more ummm "refined" and consistent in shape especially seen at the area where it's connected to the rest of the cap. As for the 50s cap without the strip... My theory is that the strip is to maintain it's shape but then again, how much can a cardboard strip affect a fiberboard/plastic visor? It's prolly a coincidence (my 50s cap is used after all) but I had to bring it up. So, to recap: What are the strips for? Were they removed at any point in time? When did the strips first started appearing in visor caps? Sorry if TL;DR. Thanks!
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