JohnHajnal Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 Hello Gentlemen,This is my first post on this forum, and I am very happy to be part of such a distinguished group as this. I bought this set over the summer for a very good deal. I am only 17, so I was amazed to have to opportunity to own such a rare piece. Enjoy.
hunyadi Posted December 12, 2006 Posted December 12, 2006 Hi John-Welcome! And as I had said before - a fantastic find! For those who dont know a few observations. As the war drew to an end the quailty of the Arrow Cross uniforms degraded. In many cases the (relativly few) Arrow Cross items that I have seen were manufactured from existing tunics that were "mass" dyed in dark blue / black dye. The threads that held the peices together were subsequently dyed with them and give off a blue hue as can be seen in the photos. This cap is made from an end of the war Honved cap that was thrown into a vat of dye and then issued. I hate to also mention one factor that the arm band is original is that the arms of the 'arrows' on the cross are narrow. On all the crude reproductions that I see around - they arms of the cross are much fatter. Nice pieces - real keepers! (even though you are too young to have one )
Ulsterman Posted December 20, 2006 Posted December 20, 2006 Nice and rare. Wearing those in mid 1945 would have got you shot out of hand.
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