page topic being researched

06/16/10, I ordered a reference book, so hopfuly it will answer my questions.

... plastic capcords, leather capcords and braided capcords. It seems there are four basic types of braided capcords from 1960 to 1990. I have no idea if any one has clasified them, so cleverly (sarcasm) I'll call them : 

Type 1. Right tilted braid. Unadjustable Large knot.

Type 2. Right tilted braid. Adjustable large knot.

Type 3. Left tilted braid. Adjustable large knot.

Type 4. Left tilted braid. Adjustable small knot.

Assumption. The black braided capcords and multi colored braided capcords such as postal visorcaps etc. will not have all four Types.

Assumption. For the silver capcords there is a fifth type. The diference is color and date of use. 

Type 1.   Dull silver, right tilted braid. Unadjustable Large knot.

Type 2a. Dull silver, right tilted braid. Adjustable Large knot. These were replaced by the left tilted capcords. 

Type 2b. Bright Silver, right tilted braid. Adjustable large knot. These are found on GST, Vopo, caps etc from the 1980's.

Type 3.   Dull silver, left tilted braid. Adjustable large knot.

Type 4.   Dull silver, left tilted braid. Adjustable small knot.

Questions I have:

1. What are the dates of use?

2. What agencies used which cord? exempli gratia why is Type 2b on some GST, Vopo, DRK visor caps but not on all?  

3. Why are Type 4 cords seen on earlier visor caps? 

I guess I could just ask some one, but I'm having fun with this!

(these are my own observations based on my own collection and examples I have see online. (Right now this page is just "my note book" and the content will change often untill I'm finished)

For lack of better Terminology, I'll refer to the top as a "large knot", the bottom as a "small knot".

Type 3. Yellow, left tilted cap cord. Adjustable large knot. Used on Generals visors and on Interflug pilots cap. From a 1981 StrafvollzugGenerals visor cap. Probable dates of use... (Type 2 observed on a 1973 army generals visor) 
 
Type 4. Yellow, left tilted capcord. Adjustable small knot. Observed on a 1990 dated air force Generals visor.
1. Type 1. Dull silver, right tilted capcord. Unadjustable Large knot. From a 1960 dated visor cap. Used up untill ...?

2. Type 2b. Bright Silver, right tilted cap cord. Adjustable large knot. Used on a 1986 Vopo visor cap and also on an undated GST officer visor cap from the mid to late 1980's.

3. Type 3. Dull silver, left tilted cap cord. Adjustable large knot. From a 1969 dated visor cap. Probable dates of use ...? Observed  one on a 1981 dated visor.

4. Type 4. Dull silver, left tilted cap cord. Adjustable small knot.
Black plastic capcord from a 1981 dated  EM visor. Adjustable and has a slit by button hole.
Black plastic capcord observed on a 1987 dated EM/NCO air force visor. Not adjustable one piece and no slit by button hole. NOTICE the differences from the one below.
Black plastic capcord from a 1988 dated EM/NCO visor. Not adjustable one piece and no slit by button hole.
Type 1. Black, right tilted capcord. Unadjustable large knot. From an undated Freiwillige Feuerwehr visor cap. Probably dates from 1960/61 or befor (reference Zoller page 32, Abb. 11a)
Type 3. Black. Left tilted braid. Adjustable large knot.
Type 3. Blue, left tilted capcord. Adjustable large knot. Observed on a 1988 dated cap.
Type 4. Blue. Left tilted braid. Adjustable small knot.
Type 3. Green, left tilted capcord. Adjustable large knot. From a 1969 EM/NCO Vopo visor cap.
Type 4. Green, left tilted capcord. Adjustable small knot. From a 1980 dated Wassershutzpolizei visor, also used by Vopo, Zoll.

 
Type 3. Gray, left tilted capcord. Adjustable large knot. Observed on a 1983 dated Strafvollzug EM/NCO visor cap.
Type 4. Gray, left tilted capcord. Adjustable small knot. Used by Strafvollzug EM/NCO.
Type 3. Deutsche Post der DDR cap cord. Need information on rank and dates of use. Please share any insight you may have.
 
Type 3. Deutsche Post der DDR cap cord. Need information on rank and dates of use.