seb16trs Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I picked up this visor cap in Beligum this week-end. It is what I believe to be an aeroflot flight captain visor cap. It is very well constructed, everything is symetrical and wellsewn. The visor cap is made of cardboard, with a rather matish black paint (while satinate on other cardboard visors), laurel branchs are correctly and symetricaly fixed. The surprise is the general-type leather sweatband. This is why I played the game by buying this thing. The liner is made of general satin too; the diamnond sweatband is marked of the famous Moscow fabric, and is slghtly used. All is correctly sewn with the same thread. Everything is irreprochable. Second surprise, the 2 chincord butons, which are of the army type, no aeroflot type. They are made of 2-pieces of metal, 1970 dated. It would be quite easy to find aeroflot butons... but do you believe I found quite a neat kind of fake? Or this fabric is really genuine for a senior aeroflot officer? many thanks by advance for yours opinions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) 1981 dated. Edited October 28, 2009 by seb16trs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 fancy butons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 everything denotes a 1980ies areoflot cap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 The cap is dated 1981 on the sweat shield, so ANY 1970 buttons are incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 hello Rick, they could take any botton they wanted in the stock... but I agree with you, the buttons years generally tend to be the closest possible to the visor cap date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grentztruppen Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Frankly, I would not even worry about the buttons. I know they are incorrect for this particular branch of service, but the hat is nice! Nice find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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