ussguppy
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Not in great shape, but useful if someone needs it...
Good! Glad someone here got it.I snagged it as soon as I saw it.
It will pretty much finish my garde uhlan tchapkaGood! Glad someone here got it.
Looks correct to me. I bought one off ebay years ago at $350 . They are hard to get so USN got a good deal. Congrats.Is that original ?? I have never seen one for sale.
I'll be checking for that when it arrives, thank you!Hi everyone,
I saw this tschapka top and I was the first one to put it on my watch list. I was tempted to purchase it, but I reconsidered.
There are some signs that it is most likely a repo:
1) The metal edges of the square top are not rolled as nice as originals and if you hold a ruler/straight edge against it, it's not perfectly straight.
2) The four hole underneath for a rabbet should be oval, not round.
3) The hole on the top should funnel in somewhat.
4) The holes for the vents on the inside still have what looks like a burr on it from someone drilling it out.
5) The slot for the feldzeichen should be longer.
6) This one really stood out for me....the piece inside withe hole that the a strip of leather is tied to should have a divet.
7) There are no notches near the locks
8) I owned one EXACTLY like this before. I bought it from a guy in British Columbia too about 7 years ago. It had EXACTLY all of the same features I listed above as this tschapka top on Ebay.
In saying all this, it's still a pretty damn good reproduction, especially for $125!
PS. I actually spoke to the guy who made them and he said he put a Canadian mapke leaf in some.
Adam