H017096 FELDGENDARMIE/RECRUITING EM/NCO'S VISOR CAP. (Schirmmütze)

BACKGROUND: Visor caps were a standard issue item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individuals rank. Regulations for wear of the visor cap by EM/NCO ranks dictated that they be worn with the Reporting and Walking Out dress, and the Undress uniform. Regulations also required Senior NCO’s to wear the visor cap with the Service uniform. Of Note: Certain Senior NCO ranks were also permitted to wear privately purchased visor caps of higher quality. The different branches of service within the German army were allocated a specific, identifying, waffenfarbe, (Branch of Service Color), with orange being chosen for Feldgendarmie, (Military Police) and recruiting personnel.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nice quality, private purchase, visor cap with a field grey wool body and crown and a blue/green badge cloth centerband with orange wool waffenfarbe to the crown edge and both the top and bottom edges of the centerband. A few moth holes to the body. The front center of the cap has a second pattern, national eagle. The front center of the centerband has a second pattern oak leaf wreath encompassing a three piece, high relief, national tri color cockade. The cap has a blackened patent leather chinstrap intact with two, black painted, rectangular, sheet metal retaining clips and two black painted, vertically oval, sliding length adjustment buckles. The chinstrap is secured to the cap by two, small, smooth finish, black painted, magnetic sheet metal buttons. The cap has an extended, black lacquered vulcanfibre visor with a subtly raised lip at the forward edge. The interior of the cap is fully lined in of gold rayon and has its original celluloid sweat diamond mostly intact. The interior of the cap also has a complete original wide leather sweatband. Roughly a size 57/58. Nice worn and used example showing the expected age and wear. Hard to find orange piping.

GRADE *** 3/4                             PRICE $895.00

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