Headgear
(Visor Caps and Kepis)
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many pieces of headgear that are not listed on this page…if you are
looking for something specific, please feel free to contact
me to see if I have what you are
looking for. WANTED! New Consignments! Most of the items on this website are consignment from
other collectors. If you have high quality items you’d like to
sell, I may have a market for them. I also occasionally buy militaria, if it’s
something of interest or have a customer for it. Please visit my “consignment” page for more information. Visor Caps The
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#5740 |
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Heer Panzer Officer Visor Cap Field grey, soft doeskin wool cap
body, with a tall peak, piped in pink for Panzer troops around the crown and
cap band. Two small pinholes to top panel. Silver-aluminum chin cords and
pebbled silver buttons. Aluminum cap eagle, hand-embroidered wreath with
metal cockade, the black leather visor has a tan, checkered underside. The interior lining is a gold rayon, the
celluloid shield is intact with an initialed paper owners tag underneath. It
has a soft, tan leather sweatband, with stitching is coming loose at the
forehead area. Overall
a very solid cap with some minor imperfections. |
$2100 |
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#5739 |
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Heer Panzer NCO Visor Cap Field grey, soft wool tricot cap
body, with a very nice crush shape, piped in pink for Panzer troops around
the crown and cap band. Black leather chinstrap with two front buckles. A few
small abrasions and snags to top panel. The cap eagle and wreath/cockade are
aluminum, the black leather visor has a brown, checkered underside. The interior lining is orange oilcloth
and size stamped “57 1/2”, a soft, tan leather sweatband secured
at the rear with a single stitch.
The underside of the sweatband is maker, unit and date marked (see
photos). Nice cap, with a great
“crush” appearance. |
SOLD |
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#5704 |
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Heer Cavalry Crusher Visor Cap Field grey, soft wool tricot cap
body, with a very nice saddle shape, piped in golden-yellow around the crown
and cap band. A very clean
exterior with no damage, soiling or snags. The cap eagle and wreath are applied
with zig-zag stitching, the black leather visor is nice and pliable. The interior lining is a
golden-colored, ribbed rayon with no maker markings or size stamps and a
soft, tan leather sweatband secured at the rear with a round, silver
tack. A great looking crusher, in
excellent condition that would be a perfect addition to a nice Cav
officer’s tunic. |
SOLD |
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#5705 |
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Heer Sonderfuhrer
Crusher Visor Cap Field grey, wool tricot cap body,
piped in blue-grey around the crown and blue-grey
cap band. The exterior cap body
exhibits no damage, soiling or snags, though the piping does have minor
fraying and repairs. The cap eagle and wreath are both machine-applied, the
black leather visor is nice and pliable.
The interior lining is a gold rayon with an intact celluloid sweatshield that has a maker mark in gold stamping. The
sweatband is a brown ersatz leather, which is stiff and brittle from
age. Sonderfuhrer
crushers are rarely encountered. |
SOLD |
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#5706 |
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Heer Medical Crusher Visor Cap Field grey, very soft, fine wool
tricot cap body, piped in a heavily faded blue around the crown and cap
band. The exterior cap body
exhibits field wear and there are a few small holes in the top towards the
rear. The cap eagle and wreath are both hand sewn,
the black leather is fluted on the underside and has some minor damage to the
top. The interior lining is a greenish rayon with no sweatshield
or maker mark, though there is a handwritten size marking under the folds
toward the rear. The sweatband is a soft, light brown leather, secured at the
rear with an “X” stitch.
Well worn cap, but in very good condition. |
$2200 |
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#5707 |
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Heer Artillery Crusher Visor Cap Field grey, fine coarse wool cap
body, piped in bright red around the crown and cap band. The exterior cap body is in good
condition with no holes or mothing. The cap eagle and wreath are both hand sewn, the eagle looks as though it may have been
resewn. The black leather visor is smooth on the underside and has some minor
damage to the top. The interior lining is a gold rayon with an Erel silver foil maker mark. The sweatband is grey
leather and stamped “Erel” in silver
foil, secured at the rear with a stitch.
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$2200 |
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#5650 |
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Heer Medical NCO Visor Cap Cornflower blue piped in a soft
wool tricot fabric, with a nice saddle shape. Clean exterior with no damage or
flaws. Metal eagle and wreath, black leather chinstrap and buckle. The interior is lined in a brown
cotton fabric, no maker markings but it does have a size stamp “54
½” on the fabric beneath the sweatshield
(which has some stitching loose at the top). Underneath the sweatband there are
multiple stamps and unit identification.
Nice, clean hat in great condition. |
$750 ON HOLD |
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#5463 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap by
‘Paul Kaps’ A great looking ‘crusher
style’ visor cap for an officer in the German Infantry, by a highly
desirable maker. The base cap is
a high grade doeskin wool piped in white branch
cloth for infantry. The cap has
been ‘converted’ to a crusher by the removal of the chincord buttons and addition of a pliable, leather
visor, with the holes from the cord buttons still slightly visible. This visor cap is made by the firm
“Paul Kaps”, which is embossed into the
sweatband. The cap also features
the unique bullion wreath insignia used by the Kaps
firm in which the backing around the wreath has been very carefully trimmed. |
$2300 |
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#5292 |
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Heer Panzergrenadier
Officer Visor Cap Beautiful saddle shaped visor cap
piped in lime green for an officer serving in the Panzergrenadiers. Cap body is made from a high quality,
soft twill tricot wool and does not have any mothing, holes or
abrasions. Matching bright
aluminum national eagle emblem and wreath/cockade decorate the cap along with
silver bullion chincords. Visor is vulkanfibre
and free of damage. The interior
sweatband has been repaired with a patch of leather at the rear of the cap
and the sweatshield has worn away. |
SOLD |
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#5285 |
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Heer Feldgendarmarie
Crusher Cap Bright orange piped crusher cap
for an officer in the Feldgendarmarie (Field
Police) branch of service. Cap body is made from a medium grade field gray
wool with some minor wear to the nap, but no holes or mothing. Insignia consists of hand applied
bullion eagle and wreath/cockade. Pliable leather visor has in indentation on
the surface, but no damages. The
interior is in good condition but has a missing sweatshield. The sweatband has a few cracks to the
leather but is otherwise intact.
Rare branch color for a crusher. |
$3600 |
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#5284 |
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Heer Signals Crusher Cap Crusher style visor cap piped in
lemon yellow indicating use by signals troops. Tricot twill wool cap body in very
good to excellent condition with just a couple abrasions. Bullion insignia is matching in wear
and an officers bullion chincord
has been added. Visor is soft,
pliable matte leather. Interior of hat is maker marked to “Erel” on the sweatband and under the sweatshield, which has some cracking but is otherwise
intact. |
$1200 |
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#5283 |
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Heer Infantry Crusher Cap High peaked crusher cap piped in
white for the infantry. Cap body is made from a thick, twill wool and is in
good condition with a couple of small holes and abrasions to the top rear of
the cap. Bullion insignia
matches, with highlight threads of the same color. Visor is soft, pliable leather in very
good condition. Interior is
unmarked, but in very good condition except for the sweatshield
which is cracked and has missing pieces. |
S0LD |
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#5282 |
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Heer Artillery Crusher Cap Red piped old style crusher
indicating use by troops in the artillery. Cap body is tricot twill wool and in
very good condition with no damage.
Insignia is machine woven silver wire eagle & wreath/cockade as
per regulation. Pliable leather
visor has an impression on the top.
Interior is unmarked and in fair to good condition with a brittle
sweatband with many cracks. Sweatshield is intact and liner shows quite a bit of
soiling and wear. |
$2650 |
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#4782 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Dutch-made, Sun
Bleached Tropic Used Visor Cap Heer Infantry officers tricot visor,
originally field grey but heavily sun bleached from heavy light exposure,
indicating possible tropical service. This cap was made in Holland and
discoloration and fading of the cap bodies on these hats is typical due to
the lower quality cloth utilized in the construction. Insignia consists of
bullion eagle and wreath/cockade with aluminum chincord
and pebbled buttons. Interior is
lined in brown artificial silk and shows a moderate amount of wear and
soiling from use. Sweatshield is intact, but damaged. Exterior shows a fair
amount of wear and soiling. The
original field gray color is visible in areas not directly exposed to the sun
(under the folds towards the side and back). |
SOLD |
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#4610 |
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Heer Mountain Troops Officer’s Visor
Cap Light Green piped Heer officers visor for an officer serving in the Jager/Gebirgsjager troops.
Cap body is a gray, doeskin wool and clean except for a very minor
15mm abrasion on the top, exposing the base cloth weave. Metal insignia and bullion chincords.
Interior is very clean and exhibits no issues. Private purchase cap. |
$1100 Reduced Price |
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#4613 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap Private purchase officers cap in
tricot wool, piped in white for Infantry. Cap features a very nice, high peak
and is extremely clean with no wear or soiling. The metal insignia is nice and evenly
matched and the chincord is also nicely aged celleon.
Interior is near mint and size marked “58”. |
SOLD |
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#4617 |
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Heer Signals Officer’s Visor Cap Lemon yellow piped visor for an
officer in the Signals Troops.
Private purchase cap of very good quality and a nice, high peak. Cap body is made of tricot and has one
small snag at the back of the top and the underside of the back. Aluminum insignia and silver chincord.
Interior is very good to excellent with soiling around front of
sweatband. Sweatshield
is 100% intact with no cracks or breaks. |
SOLD |
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#4618 |
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Heer Engineers/Pioneers Officer’s Visor
Cap Black piped visor for an officer
in Engineers. This cap is made by
the L. R. Feumer firm of |
SOLD |
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#4624 |
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Heer Artillery Officer’s Visor Cap Minty Red piped visor for an
officer in the Heer artillery. Private purchase cap marked “Die
Qualitatsmutze” in a fine, high grade doeskin
wool. Cap body and band are
perfect with no issues. Visor has
just the slightest crazing, but otherwise also near perfect. Interior of cap has sweatshield intact and owners name inserted under the
shield. The lining has same
staining across the rayon top.
Sweatband shows some very minor wear and soiling, but no damage or
issues. Size marked
“54”. |
SOLD |
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The
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#5651 |
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“SS Metal Cap Insignia (1935-1945)” Reference
Book A new and much-awaited reference
book exploring the metal cap insignia for SS visor caps. 95 pages of
extensive exploration of cap eagles and skulls used on SS visors, showing
photographic details of front and back views of most of the known originals
(and some of the copies/fantasy pieces).
Also included are reference charts showing RZM marks and their related
manufacturers (and the markings on common fake pieces), plus a brief
exploration of the cap skull buttons used on the early field caps. Great reference, and there
hasn’t been anything like it available to date! Authored by Andrew Reznik. |
SOLD OUT |
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#5665 |
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Waffen SS EM/NCO Visor Cap Nice condition NCO visor that
comes with pictures of the U.S. vet who captured it, wearing the hat! Field-grey wool cap body, piped in
white cotton. Matching silver
washed eagle and skull affixed to front, black leather chin strap with black
painted buttons at each side.
Gold artificial silk lining, celluloid sweatshield
intact. Soft, pliable sweatband
marked to “Clemens Wagner” with small section repaired (also
stamped to Clemens Wagner) with size stamp “57”. Expertly pleated lining. Includes two
photos of the U.S. military veteran who brought back the hat, wearing it! Condition is excellent. |
SOLD |
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#5664 |
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Allgemeine SS Officer Visor Cap Black, high-quality tricot wool
cap body piped around the crown and cap band in white cotton. Matching silver
washed eagle and skull affixed to front, silver aluminum chincords
with silver pebbled buttons at each side. The interior is lined in a gold
artificial silk, with a few areas at the top that have worn through. Soft, pliable leather sweatband that
is stamped “H39” on the reverse and has the owners initials
“BH” stitched on the obverse. The remains of a paper tag are
present on the edge of the lining near the band attachment. Very nice
condition cap with no damage to the exterior. |
SOLD |
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#5465 |
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Allgemeine SS Early NCO Visor Cap A early style visor cap for an NCO serving in the
Allgemeine SS, made from a lightweight black tricot wool, in excellent
condition with no damage or mothing and a black leather chinstrap. The insignia consists of the early
first pattern eagle and deaths head as well as a non-regulation metal
edelweiss attached to the left cap band towards the rear of the hat. The interior lining is the typical
rust brown textured muslim top with gold foil SS
runes, brown/orange rayon pleated side lining and a soft tan leather
sweatband. Cap is RZM tagged and
marked on the underside of the visor. |
SOLD |
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#5466 |
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Allgemeine SS Officer Visor Cap An early pattern Allgemine SS officer visor cap with a soft leather visor
and 2nd pattern insignia.
Base cap is made from a soft black wool and piped around the crown and
cap band with white cotton piping.
Silver aluminum chincords are affixed to the
cap with silver pebbled buttons at each side. The interior is lined in a black, soft
brushed cotton. The sweatshield is intact and the sweatband is in excellent
condition. No maker markings or
RZM tags. |
$13,000 |
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#5030 |
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Waffen SS Officer Visor Cap A field gray SS nco’s visor cap, piped in white. Cap body is a lightweight soft wool,
which is very clean with a couple tiny repairs on top. Cap band, visor and
aluminum chincord are all in excellent condition
showing minimal wear and age. Metal eagle and skull insignia show consistent
wear and age. The interior has some wear and soiling to the gold, artificial
silk lining. The sweatshield is intact and the cap is a “Erel” Standard, in silver foil lettering. The sweatband shows some heavy damage
to the front of the cap as well as the sides. |
$11,750 |
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#5029 |
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Waffen SS EM/NCO Visor Cap A field gray SS nco’s visor cap, piped in white. Cap body is a soft, doeskin and has
some moth damage to the front and top. Cap band, visor and chinstrap are all
in very good to excellent condition showing minimal wear and age. Metal eagle
and skull insignia show even age and tone. The interior has some wear and
soiling to the gold, artificial silk lining, but the sweatband and sweatshield are both intact. Hat is marked “Extra Klasse Stirndruckfrei” on
the sweatshield. |
$6900 |
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#4922 |
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Waffen SS Mountain Troops EM/NCO Visor Cap A nicely saddle-shaped, field
gray SS nco’s visor cap, piped in green to
indicate service in the Mountain Troops.
Cap body is a soft doeskin with one snag hole on the right front
panel. Cap band, visor and chinstrap are all in excellent condition. The interior shows some wear with
cracks to the sweatband and portions of the celluloid sweatshield
cracked or missing, The lining is a gold-brown rayon top with cotton side
panels loosely stitched. |
$12,000 |
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The
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#5742 |
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Luftwaffe Crusher-style Officer Visor Cap body made from a high-quality
blue grey ribbed tricot, piped in silver-aluminum mesh cord around the cap
top and cap band. The exterior is in excellent condition with no holes or
mothing, however there is quite a bit of wear to the piping in some areas.
The insignia is all hand-embroidered and consists of silver-aluminum eagle
and wreath/cockade. There is no chin cord and the
visor is a black, pliable leather common to crusher caps. The cap is lined in golden rayon with
a celluloid sweatshield, which is cracked and
missing a couple small pieces. The sweatband is a dark-brown, pliable soft
leather. Great cap for displaying
a flight or FJ officer in flying gear. |
$3000 |
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#5741 |
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Luftwaffe Flight/FJ NCO Visor Cap body made from a heavy,
high-quality blue grey ribbed tricot, piped in golden-yellow around the cap
top and cap band. The exterior is in excellent condition with no damage or
mothing. The insignia consists of regulation aluminum eagle and
wreath/cockade. A black chinstrap with two buckles is attached with smooth,
black buttons. The black visor
has a cloth stitched brim and green checkered underside. The cap is lined in golden rayon with
the maker mark underneath a celluloid sweatshield
(which is cracked and missing a couple small pieces), there’s also a
blank paper name tag inserted.
Owner’s initial discs “IN” attached to sweatband.
Very clean cap with an excellent saddle shape. |
$850 |
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#5577 |
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Luftwaffe FJ Unit Marked NCO Visor Visor cap for other ranks serving
in the Luftwaffe, this cap marked for a soldier serving in the Fallschirmjaeger troops. Cap is made from a soft, high quality
blue grey wool (not tricot) and is in excellent condition with no damage or
mothing. Piping is in golden
yellow and insignia is the regulation aluminum wreath and eagle. The visor has some impressions on the
surface from the chinstrap.
Interior is near-mint and maker marked to Robert Lubstein,
size 57 ½ . The sweatshield
is completely intact. Underside
of the sweatband is stamped “I./Fallsch.-Jager
Rgt. 1 4. Komp. I” |
SOLD |
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#5359 |
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Luftwaffe Officers White Top Visor White summer visor hat for an
officer in the Luftwaffe. Nice,
waffle pattern white top with a great crusher appearance and very clean with
just a slight bit of the typical yellowish hue these things get over time,
but no spots on the top or front.
The white top is a snap-on removable piece
(snap in the front). The bullion
early droop-tail cap eagle has been loosely hand-stitched in place (not snap-on). The
interior is in excellent shape though the sweatband stitch has come
loose. The lining is white with
ornate white pleating. |
SOLD |
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#5331 |
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Luftwaffe Flight Troops EM/NCO Visor Cap Visor cap for other ranks serving
in the Luftwaffe flight troops.
Cap is made from a soft, high quality blue grey wool (not tricot) and
is in excellent condition with no damage or mothing. Piping is in golden yellow and
insignia is the regulation aluminum wreath and eagle. The visor itself has a textured top
surface and some impressions on the underside. Interior is very clean with mainly
soiling to the soft sweatband.
The sweatshield is completely intact and
maker marked to “G.A. Hoffmann”. Underside of the sweatband is stamped
for a flight school unit. |
$1150 |
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#5332 |
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Luftwaffe Medical Troops EM/NCO Visor Cap Visor cap for other ranks serving
in the Luftwaffe Medical units.
Cap body is made from a typical tricot blue grey wool and is in near
mint condition. Visor surface is
in excellent condition, underside has a small abrasion and chip to green
paint. Interior is in very good
to excellent condition though most of the sweatshield
is gone. Cap lining is maker
marked under sweatshield area as well as size
stamped “57”. |
SOLD |
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#5193 |
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Luftwaffe Officers Erel
“Privat” Visor Cap Well worn and service used Luftwaffe officers visor cap by Erel. Cap
body is constructed in a very fine quality tricot blue-gray wool and is in
very good condition with a nice saddle shape. There is some wear to the bullion
piping with the reed rod protruding through the mesh in several areas. The
bullion insignia shows some wear and corrosion and is consistent with other
wear. The interior shows a considerable amount of wear and the mint green
lining typical of the “Privat” series has faded to a brownish hue
(though still green in the hidden areas). The sweatshield
is long ago broken away, but the sweatband is intact. Nice, salty visor with a great shape. |
$900 New Price! |
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#4715 |
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Luftwaffe Reich Air Control Service enlisted/NCO Visor Cap Standard blue-gray service visor
for an enlisted man or NCO in the Reich Air Control. Cap body is a flawless blue gray wool
piped in green for Reich Air Control.
Cap is badged with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather
chinstrap. Interior is maker marked
to “Carl Halfar” of |
$2040 |
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#4717 |
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Luftwaffe Medical Service enlisted/nco
Visor Cap Standard blue-gray service visor
for an enlisted man or NCO in the Medical Service. Cap body is a blue gray tricot wool
piped in blue for Medical. Cap is
badged with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is maker marked to
“Carl Halfar” of |
$1440 |
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#4718 |
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Luftwaffe Signals Troops enlisted/nco
Visor Cap Standard blue-gray service visor
for an enlisted man or NCO in the Signals Troops. Cap body is a blue gray tricot wool
piped in brown for Signals. Cap
is badged with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is maker marked to “Albert
Kempf”, size marked “54 1/2” and
dated “1939”
Sweatband shows very light staining around the forehead area and sweatshield is intact. Very clean hat in excellent condition. |
$960 |
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#4723 |
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Luftwaffe White-Top Summer Flying Troops piped enlisted/nco Visor Cap White summer visor hat for an
enlisted man or NCO in Flight/Paratroops. Cap body is white, waffle pattern
cotton with a few stains to the front crown and some age discoloration. The cap band is piped in golden yellow
for flight units. Cap is badged
with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is maker marked and lined in
a white, artificial silk.
Sweatband is in good condition and the sweatshield
is intact. |
$1625 |
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#4955 |
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DLV Officers Visor Cap Aluminum piped officers
visor for wear by an officer in the DLV (Deutsche Luftsport
Verband), which was the early Luftwaffe created in
1933. Cap body is blue gray fine
wool with a black velvet cap band.
Insignia is all high quality hand embroidered bullion except for the
cockade. The interior shows a
moderate amount of wear and soiling, though no damage, and is maker marked to
“C. Roth”. Very clean
hat showing just minor wear and age. |
$2640 |
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#5605 |
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Kreigsmarine Officer Visor Cap Beautifully preserved, dark blue
visor cap for wear by staff officers and Leutnant zur See through Kapitanleutnant
ranks. Standard cap body of dark blue/black high quality wool cloth, with
cloth covered bill and mohair cap band with leather chinstrap. Visor is decorated with a 7mm scallopped gold border. Cap band has a celleon
embroidered wreath and a celleon eagle, both
hand-applied. The interior lining
and sweatband are both marked to “Erel”. |
SOLD |
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#5420 |
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Kreigsmarine Field Grey Visor Cap Field grey, crusher style visor
cap for Kriegsmarine land-based units.
Cap body is constructed of a fine field grey wool with dark green
piping and a dark green cap band.
The cap body is in excellent condition with no damage or holes. The cap band has two holes to the rear
and side, covered by the cap body overlay. Hand-embroidered wreath/cockade and
gilt wash metal eagle showing nice tone.
Pliable soft visor and nice tall peak. The interior is in good condition and
has some wear and age from moisture. |
$2500 |
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#5355 |
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Kreigsmarine Blue Visored Cap with Cloth Visor Dark blue wool visored cap for Unteroffizier serving in the Kriegsmarine. This particular example is very rare
in that it has a cloth visor (instead of vulkanfiber). Insignia consists of celleon embroidered eagle and wreath with a metal
cockade. Cap body has a mohair capband and is adorned with a leather chinstrap. Interior
shows quite a bit of wear and some damage to the sweatband. |
$6200 |
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#5172 |
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“Aviso Grille” Crew Cap Sailor’s cap for crew members
of the Aviso Grille, which as many of you know was Hitler’s private
yacht, which had a complement (crew) of 248. Cap is in excellent condition,
constructed of dark navy blue wool with a cap band reading “Aviso
Grille” and attached tally.
The interior is lined in dark blue cotton fabric with a few tiny holes
and maker mark and size stamped.
The sweatband is a nice, pliable leather in very good condition. The metal eagle device is missing. |
SOLD |
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#5034 |
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Kriegsmarine U-Boat Commander White Top and Blue Top Visor
Cap Grouping A pair of blue and white top
visors for the rank of Korvettenkapitan. The caps are a grouping to a single
officer who has some U-Boat history, though there is no paper provenance. The
white top is an Erel, very clean top and interior
with intact sweatshield. The blue visor has no
visible maker marking and shows a moderate amount of wear. |
SOLD |
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#4705 |
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Kriegsmarine Officers White Top “Crusher”
Visor Cap Nicely aged and shaped white top
visor for wear by staff officers and Korvettenkapitan
through Kommodore officers. Standard cap body of dark blue/black
mohair cap band with a unique “crusher” cloth visor. Visor is decorated with an 18mm row of
gold embroidered oakleaves, signifying the rank class. Cap band has gold celleon
embroidered wreath and white top has a gilt metal eagle attached. White top has some even staining
across the top, but fairly clean on the front crown and undersides, which is
typical of age on these white caps.
This cap is a Kreigsmarine crusher and never
had a chinstrap. |
SOLD |
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#4706 |
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Kriegsmarine Administrative Officers Visor Cap White top visor for wear by
Administrative (Beamte) officers up to the rank of
Captain. Standard cap body of
dark blue/black cloth bill and mohair cap band adorned with silver chin cord,
which was regulation for Beamte officers beginning
in May of 1936. Cap band has
silver embroidered wreath/cockade and white top has a silver colored metal
eagle attached. White top has
some even staining across the top, but fairly clean. The interior is in excellent condition
and is lined in the often seen deep blue artificial silk lining common to the
Kriegsmarine. |
$2520 |
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#4707 |
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Kriegsmarine Administrative Officers Visor Cap Blue top visor for wear by
administrative officers. Standard
cap body of dark blue/black mohair cap band with a silver, bullion age
darkened chinstrap. Visor is a soft, pliable leather similar
to a crusher. Cap band has
gold bullion embroidered wreath and blue top has a gold bullion embroidered
eagle attached. Interior is
unmarked and has a light brown colored artificial silk lining which shows
moderate soiling and some cracking to the sweatshield. |
$1920 |
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#4712 |
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Kriegsmarine White Top Visorless Sailor’s Cap Standard model 1931 enlisted
ranks white topped visorless cap with “Kriegsmarine” tally. Cap is constructed of navy blue band
and canvas-like white top. Front
of white top is decorated with a gilt eagle and metal cockade. Exterior of the white top has some stains
and what appears to be blue pencil marking. Interior of top and cap is very clean to
excellent. Cap is adorned by
standard war-time issue “Kriegsmarine” tally. |
$1560 |
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#5407 |
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Hitler Youth Leaders Crusher Visor Cap Here’s a rarely encountered
item; a crusher visor cap for a Hitler Youth leader. The cap body is made
from a soft twill wool in the standard brown used for the HJ, with a black
velvet cap band and an enamled HJ diamond centered
at the front. The cap crown and
band are piped in aluminum mesh and a silver wash eagle is centered at the
top peak. The visor itself is
cloth covered using the same material as the cap. There are holes in the cap band on
each side indicating previous chin cord buttons that have been removed. Maker marked to “Adolf Heiffer” of Stuttgart. |
$6600 |
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#5468 |
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NSDAP Eastern Leaders Visor Cap Olive brown Political Leaders cap
for a leader serving in the ‘Ostensatz’
service in the East. Cap body is made from a very high
quality olive brown tricot wool and piped around the crown and cap
band in a lemon yellow cotton piping.
The cap band is a brown velvet and the visor is typical ‘Havana’
brown. Insignia consists of metal
national eagle and metal wreath/cockade with gold bullion chin cords secured
by gold pebbled buttons. Interior
is gold coated muslim top with maker foil stamp and
intact sweatshield. Side lining is darker gold artificial
silk/rayon. Mint condition. |
SOLD |
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#5289 |
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White Topped Customs Officers Visor Cap and Box White top visor cap for a Customs
Officer in near-mint condition and with the original box. Cap is a removable top that is free of
any stains and retains its brite white waffle
pattern fabric. Insignia is nice,
crisp silver frosted eagle and matte wreath, both in customs regulation
design. The chincord
has the flecked green in the bullion weave. Interior is extremely clean though the
orange cork at the forehead has dried and is crumbling (typical). The cap comes with the original retailers box along with a photo of the cap owner in his
white summer tunic wearing this visor. |
$6500 |
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#5288 |
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NSDAP Kreis Level Visor Cap 1939 pattern visor cap for wear
by political officials of the NSDAP serving at the Kreis level, as indicated
by the white piping. Cap body is
a very fine brown twill tricot wool with a dark brown velvet cap band, both
very clean and free of any damage.
Manufacturers original paper tags are attached to the metal
wreath/cockade and celleon chincords.
The interior is also very clean and in good condition with the exception of
the ersatz sweatband which has some age cracking due to the brittle nature of
the material. |
$2600 |
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#5198 |
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Kreis Level Senior Leaders Visor Cap Early Kreis level piped visor cap
for a senior leader. Brown twill wool cap body in excellent condition with
brown velvet cap band and brown visor.
Insignia consists of gold metal national emblem and gold metal wreath
with silver chincords. Interior is size marked
“58” and has the typical RZM label underneath the sweatband. |
SOLD |
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#4956 |
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Bahnschutz Officers Visor Cap Very rare gray topped visor for
an officer in the Bahnschutz. Minty visor in very fine gray doeskin
by the maker Clemens Wagner. Cap
exterior is near flawless as is the interior. Insignia consists of aluminum eagle
and hand embroidered bullion wreath.
Cap is piped in black with a black and silver flecked chincord.
Interior is maker and size marked and shows only very minor wear and
age. |
$3450 |
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#4957 |
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Land Customs Officers Visor Cap Field gray visor cap for an
officer serving in the Zollgrenzschutz or Land
Customs. Cap is adorned with hand
embroidered eagle and wreath and a green flecked chincord. Interior is maker and size marked and
has some damage to the forehead area of the sweatband. The top of the cap has some very light
mothing tracks. |
$2040 |
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#4958 |
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DDAC Officers Visor Cap An officers
visor for a member of the German Automobile Club (Der Deutsche Automobil Club,
DDAC). Cap body is gray wool with a black cap band
and silver chincords. Featured on the front is a
large, bullion hand embroidered cap badge unique to the DDAC,
which is an incredible example of hand embroidery workmanship. Hat has
some damage to the top rear exterior, otherwise very clean inside and out.
Hat is maker marked to Pekuro. |
$3000 |
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#4959 |
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State Forestry Service Enlisted Visor Cap Gray green wool topped visor cap
for an enlisted man serving in the State Forestry Service, or Reichsforstdienst.
Cap is the 1938 pattern with aluminum party eagle and wreath affixed
to the green cap band, with a black leather chinstrap. The cap is made by Erel
and still has the original tags attached to the sweatshield. |
$840 |
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#5084 |
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Unidentified Police Enlisted/NCO Visor A stone mint visor cap in dark
blue with light blue piping for an as yet unidentified branch of the Polizei. The
exterior of this cap is absolutely flawless and constructed of a very high quality doeskin blue wool. A silver frosted eagle is attached to
the front along with a metal cockade.
At the back of the cap band is a paper tag with price and size written
in pencil and a separate size tag affixed into the chinstrap button. The interior is equally mint and is
maker-marked ot Pekuro. The protective paper wadding is still
tucked up into the interior of the hat. |
$2350 |
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#4963 |
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Prussian Police Officer Visor Absolutely mint, officer visor
for an officer in the Prussian polizei. Cap body is blue gray wool with a dark
green velvet cap band, piped in dark green on the crown and around the
band. Chin cord is a nicely aged
and toned bullion affixed with pebbled buttons. Insignia consists of a metal codkade and a gold eagle with swastika embedded into its
chest. Interior of cap is maker
marked to Pekuro, size tagged “55” and
pristine. Visor is near flawless. |
$5750 |
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#4769 |
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Motorized Gendarmerie Police Officers Visor High quality police green colored
tricot wool visor, piped in white and with white cap band indicating
motorized road traffic police.
Cap is decorated with Polizei silver eagle,
cockade roundel and gold pebbled chinstrap buttons. Chinstrap is gold bullion for officers
ranks. Cap body is double vented
and both interior and exterior are extremely clean and in near mint
condition. |
$5750 |
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#4761 |
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Schupo Polizei
Officers White Top Visor White top summer visor for an
officer in the Schupo, or Protection Police. Cap body is manufactured in the white
waffle pattern and is in good, clean condition, with the typical age
discoloration and soiling seen on white tops. The interior has been period relined
in a lined fabric commonly encountered in sleeves of tailored garments. |
$3000 |
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#4764 |
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Early Customs Police Visor Very early, Erel
Customs Police visor cap constructed of dark blue wool cap body, piped in
green with a matching green cap band. Exterior of cap body, visor and
chinstrap are all in excellent condition showing just minor wear. Interior is maker marked to Erel and shows quite a bit of wear and soiling to the
lining and sweatband, though there is no damage. |
$1260 |
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#4765 |
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Fire Police Officer Visor Dark blue wool visored cap for an
officer serving in the German Fire Police. Cap body is in very good condition
showing some minor wear and age.
The interior is intact and also showing a moderate amount of wear and
staining to the sweatband. The
visor stitching is starting to come loose where it attaches to the cap body,
but the visor is still firmly attached. |
$375 |
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#4766 |
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Polizei Motorized Gendarmerie Officer Visor Blue visor for an Officer in the
motorized Gendarmerie. Cap crown and band are piped in bright red, with a few
small moth nips to piping. Cap is
maker marked to Fewegla and shows some wear to the
sweatband. Nice condition cap at
a good price. |
$375 |
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#4767 |
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Fire Police Visor A very nice, clean visor cap for
an enlisted man in the Fire Police.
Cap body and visor are in outstanding condition and almost
flawless. Interior is maker
marked to Pekuro and the owners name is inserted
into the sweatshield. Mint cap. |
$485 |
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#4768 |
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Polizei Enlisted/NCO Gendarmerie Shako Enlisted version of the
Gendarmerie shako with light brown leather chinstrap, visor and trim and a
black brush. Exterior is very
clean and the leather is in good condition. Interior is maker marked to “Erel” and size stamped “55”. It appears the owner may have written
his name on the top, inner plate and there is also the letter “T”
affixed to the sweatband. Very
nice condition with no major issues. |
$1440 |
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#4366 |
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Teno Officer’s Visor Cap A rarely encountered Teno officers visor cap in a gray color rather than the
typical black or feldgrau. Cap body is constructed of a very
fine, medium gray wool with a black wool center cap band. Aluminum piping and chincords, with silver bullion insignia. Interior has no maker marks, shows
moderate wear but has an intact sweatshield with no
cracks or splits and has a size tag marked “55”. |
SOLD |
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#4378 |
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“Ostland/Westfalen”
Gruppe SA Kepi SA mann’s
kepi with top color for Gruppe “Ostland/Westfalen”. Cap eagle is the early 1929
version. Very clean twill cap
body with a couple of small stains (visor and rear side) and a couple of
small moth nips to the colored top. Interior has some damage to sweatband and
repair marks, but otherwise fairly clean. Maker marked to Pekuro. Originated out of the Ed Stadnicki collection. |
SOLD |
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#4380 |
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“Sachsen” SA Kepi SA Standartenfuhrer
kepi with top color for Gruppe “Sachsen” with aluminum piping and
litzen.
Cap eagle is the early 1929 version. Very clean twill cap body with no
damage to the cap body but two moth nips to the colored top. Interior is also
very clean, stamped “3” with SA RZM tag. Originated out of the Ed Stadnicki collection. |
$2580 |
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#4382 |
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“ SA Staffelfuhrer
to Standartenfuhrer kepi with top color for Gruppe
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$1980 |
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#5464 |
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Heer Artillery Officer’s Crusher Cap A true crusher cap for an officer
serving in the German Artillery.
The cap base is made from a high quality, lightweight tricot wool in a
field-grey color, with a very nice saddle shape and bent back,
‘crushed’ high peak, with a bright red piping around the cap
crown and cap band. Insignia is
the typical crusher style machine-woven metallic thread wreath/cockade and a
silver wire machine woven officers eagle at the crown. Pliable leather crusher visor. Sweatband and liner is marked to
“Erel”. Some moisture staining to lining, but
otherwise extremely clean. |
SOLD |
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#5287 |
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Heer Infantry Crusher Cap Crusher style visor cap piped in
white indicating use by Infantry troops.
Cap body is a very high quality doeskin wool
which is very clean and has no holes or mothing. Insignia consists of an aluminum eagle
and a bullion, hand-embroidered wreath and cockade. Soft, leather crusher visor shows some
cracking and crazing top and bottom.
The interior is in very good condition with an intact sweatshield and maker mark underneath. The officers name is written on the
sweatband. |
SOLD |
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#5232 |
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Heer Trupponsonderdienst
Troops Crusher Cap Dark blue piped visor for an
officer in the Trupponsonderdienst service. Private purchase cap made from very
fine tricot and in excellent condition with no issues. Aluminum chincord,
bullion wreath , metal cockade and cap eagle. Interior of cap is very clean showing
only light wear. Cap owner
inscribed his name in pencil on both the visor underside and the sweatband
(appears to be “Harmel”). |
SOLD |
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#5212 |
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Heer Panzergrenadier
Officer’s Visor Cap Officers visor cap piped in the
rarely encountered lime green branch piping for Panzergrenadier
troops. Cap body is manufactured
in a soft tricot wool and is in excellent condition with no holes or
nips. The eagle is a brighter
aluminum and may have been replaced.
Cap is maker marked to “Erel” on
the sweatband and has a mint green lining and intact sweatshield. The interior lining and sweatband show
quite a bit of soiling and moisture wear. Nice hat with that great Erel profile. |
SOLD |
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#5019 |
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Heer Medical Officer’s Visor Cap Absolutely beautiful, stone-mint Heer Medical officer visor by Erel. Fine, field gray whipcord cap body
piped in dark blue for Medical service in mint condition with no flaws.
Insignia consists of aluminum eagle, wreath and cockade with silver aluminum
bullion chincords. Visor surface and underside are
perfect. The interior is mint green
lined with a perfect sweatshield and marked
“Extra”. The Erel logo is in silver foil and also stamped into the
sweatband, which is equally flawless.
Cap is pencil size marked “VIII” indicating a size
58. If you like mint headgear,
this is it! |
SOLD |
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#4611 |
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Heer Administrative Personnel Officer’s
Visor Cap Dark Green piped Heer officers visor for an officer serving in the
administrative services. Cap is
manufactured by Erel, double marked and features
the rarely encountered (on an Erel) two side vent
grommets. Cap body is in very
good condition, interior shows some moderate wear and soiling but no damage. |
SOLD |
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#4614 |
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Heer Smoke Troops Officer’s Visor Cap Rarely encountered |
SOLD |
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#4619 |
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Heer Supply Troops Officer’s Visor Cap Light blue piped visor for an officer in
the Transport and Supply troops (could also be Secret Field Police or Reich
Court Martial Officials). This
cap is made by Pekuro and has the high front peak
associated with this maker. Cap
body is a fine tricot, extremely clean with absolutely no issues. The interior shows some light to
moderate soiling to the lining and the sweatband, but no damage. Sweatshield
is completely intact. The visor
is loose and should be restitched. |
SOLD |
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#4621 |
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Heer Medical/ Supply TrainingSchools
or Administrative Service Officer’s Visor Cap Medium, bright blue piped visor
believed to be for an officer serving in either the Supply training schools
of officers of Administrative service.
This cap is made by the Franz Ritter firm and features his logo of a
Knight with a lance mounted upon a horse underneath an intact sweatshield.. Cap is sized 56 and is very
clean both on the interior and exterior, showing no issues. |
SOLD |
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#4622 |
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Heer Military Police Officer’s Visor
Cap Orange Red piped visor for an
officer in the Heer Military Police. Private purchase cap marked “Beste Qualitat” and made
from doeskin wool. Cap, visor and
insignia all show nice, even, honest age. A few moth nips at the back of the cap
body and into the piping.
Interior shows a moderate amount of soiling and wear to sweatband, but
sweatshield is still intact. Underside of visor shows wear pattern
from thumb. |
SOLD |
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#5419 |
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Luftwaffe Penal Division NCO Visor Extremely rare visor cap for
personnel assigned to the Penal units of the Luftwaffe. Base cap is a coarse blue-grey wool
which is piped around the crown and cap band in the same blue-grey cloth
color, indicating Penal service.
Condition is very good to excellent with two tiny holes, one in the
front panel to the right of the eagle and the other by the cap band
piping. Cap interior is in very
good condition as well with few issues.
The underside of the sweatband is unit marked and one section has been
cut-out (perhaps a name?). It is
size stamped “57”.
Great condition and very, very rare! |
SOLD |
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#5270 |
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Luftwaffe Officers Erel Visor
Cap This is a beautiful Pekuro Luft officers in near
perfect condition displaying that typical Pekuro
tall peak. Cap body is a nice,
high quality tricot with no damage or issues and is adorned with bullion
insignia, also near perfect. The
interior shows some soiling to the sweatband, but otherwise the condition is
as nice as the exterior. The sweatshield is completely intact and reveals the Pekuro maker mark underneath along with the
tailor/distributor marking. |
SOLD |
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#4719 |
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Luftwaffe Flak Artillery, Unit Marked enlisted/nco Visor Cap Standard blue-gray service visor
for an enlisted man or NCO in Flak Regiment 5. Cap body is a blue gray tricot wool
piped in red for Flak. Cap is
badged with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is maker marked to “GA
Hoffman”, size marked “54” and dated “1937” Sweatband
is near-mint and sweatshield is intact. The cap is unit marked to “1.
Batterie/Flak-Rgt 5” underneath the
sweatband. Minty cap! |
SOLD |
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#4720 |
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Luftwaffe Hermann Goring Division enlisted/nco Visor Cap Standard blue-gray service visor
for an enlisted man or NCO in the Hermann Goring Division. Cap body is a blue gray tricot wool
piped in white for HG units. Cap
is badged with aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is
maker marked to “Robert Lubstein” of |
SOLD |
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#5525 |
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Kreigsmarine Officer White Top/Blue Top Visor Cap Absolutely mint condition
removable white top officer visor for the ranks of Korvettenkapitan
through Kommodore (as well as Stabsoffiziere
and Musikinspizienten). Visor has a black velvet
obverse with a single row of gold wire hand-embroidered oakleaves along the
edge and a gold bullion hand-embroidered wreath/cockade sewn to the black cap
band. A gold metal eagle and gold buttons complete the insignia. The white
top is ribbed cotton and flawless.
The interior of the cap is also mint and lined in a cream yellow
ribbed rayon. Comes with a mint
blue top and a locking carrying case. |
SOLD |
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#4704 |
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Kriegsmarine Tropical Officers Visor Cap Very rarely encountered tropical
visor cap for an officer in the Kriegsmarine. Cap is constructed of the highest
quality in a khaki ribbed cotton material with a cloth billed visor. Insignia is celleon
hand embroidered over a khaki backing and gold colored celleon
chincords affixed with a gold KM button at each
end. Interior of cap is maker
marked and has owners name in perforated letters on the sweatband. Interior shows a moderate amount of
wear but has no major issues.
Exterior is very clean.
This cap is featured in several reference books. |
SOLD |
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#5578 |
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Fire Polizei Officer Visor A truly exceptional example of a Feuerschutzpolizei officer visor. The exterior of this
cap is pristine and constructed of a very high quality dark blue wool, piped
in the carmine red for this branch of service. A silver frosted eagle is attached to
the front along with a metal cockade.
The interior is equally of exceptional condition and is maker-marked
to “Erel” and is a “Privat”
example, the highest quality Erel. The protective paper wadding is still
tucked up into the interior of the hat. The only flaw is some residue on the
underside of the visor from an adhesive sticker placed there at some time. |
SOLD |
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Schutzpolizei Officer White Top Visor Cap Extremely clean white top officers
visor cap, piped in green for the Schutzpolizei. Cap body is constructed of a ribbed
cotton material and still retains a nice, white color with no damage or
stains. Insignia consists of a
very high quality two-piece silver eagle/wreath and a metal cockade and
aluminum chin cords. The interior
is in absolute mint condition with a light yellow rayon lining in a mixture
of ribbed and soft rayon with one of the cleanest sweatshields
I’ve ever encountered.
Great hat! |
SOLD |
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#5422 |
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Schutzpolizei NCO White Top Visor Cap This cap body is even nicer than
the officers listed above! Another pristine white top with absolutely no
staining, age coloring or damage and with a nicely shaped peak. The cap band is piped in green. The
eagle on this one is a single piece accompanied by the typical cockade and a
leather NCO chinstrap. The
interior of the cap is also in exquisite form with no issues. It’s constructed of a
blueish-green ribbed rayon with a soft brown sweatband and clean sweatshield.
You won’t find many white tops in this condition. |
SOLD |
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#5424 |
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Verwaltungspolizei
(Administrative) Officer’s Visor Cap Rarely encountered officers visor
cap for the Administrative branch of the German Police, denoted by the gray
branch color piping. The base cap
is constructed of a fine ribbed tricot wool and is in excellent condition
with no damage, stains or mothing.
The insignia consists of a two-piece, age-toned eagle/wreath and
standard cockade and aluminum chincords. The visor top is flawless, which is
quite a rarity. The interior
shows some moderate wear and soiling from use, but no damage. A size tag of “59” is
inserted in the sweatshield. |
SOLD |
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#5349 |
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NSDAP Orts Level Visor Cap Visor cap for wear by political
officials of the NSDAP serving at the Ortsgruppe
level, as indicated by the light blue cap piping. Cap body is a typical fine brown twill
tricot wool with a dark brown velvet cap band, very clean with just light
soiling and no damage. The
interior is lined in a brown rayon material and profusely stamped, with a
size label of “59” inserted in the sweatshield.
There is an RZM tag underneath the ersatz sweatband which is fully intact but
very brittle. |
SOLD |
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#5286 |
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Hitler Youth Visored Cap Brown twill wool cloth visored
cap, piped in yellow for other ranks of Hitler Youth serving in the Oberbann 2 unit.
Cap is in excellent condition with just a couple of small abrasions to
the cap body and a moth nip to the piping. The leather chinstrap is still in very
good condition with no cracking.
The interior top is the typical orange and brown oilcloth and shows
just very light wear to the sweatband (which is marked with the owners
initials). Standard RZM tag is
underneath the band. |
SOLD |
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#5290 |
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Hitler Youth Ordensburg Visor
Cap Hitler Youth Officer’s
visor cap serving in the Ordensburg (Order Castles)
units, with bright pink piping. The cap body is in overall excellent
condition with just a few tiny abrasions to the twill wool. The cap is
adorned with a silver metal national emblem (which was replaced) and a
standard enameled HJ triangle on the black velvet cap band. The interior is
in near-mint condition and profusely stamped and maker marked to Robert Lubstein (Erel). |
SOLD |
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#5291 |
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Hitler Youth Ordensburg
Officials Visor Cap An additional example of headgear
worn by HJ Ordensburg, this one by higher ranking
officials and piped in golden yellow for Reich level. Cap
body is olive brown and made from a high grade doeskin
wool. Insignia consists of gold
metal national emblem and wreath/cockade with celleon
chincords. The interior shows a moderate amount of
wear and may have had the sweatband repaired, but the sweatshield
is intact and cap is well marked by the manufacturer. |
SOLD |
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#4758 |
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Fire Police Visor Dark blue wool visored cap for
enlisted personnel in the German Fire Police. Cap body shows a fair amount of age
and wear. The interior has some
separation of the sweatband at the back and side of the cap and quite a bit
of soiling to the lining. |
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#5199 |
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SA Standartenfuhrer of General
Staff Kepi Very rare SA kepi for the rank of
a Standartenfuhrer on the General Staff. Cap body is in excellent shape except
for a two small moth nips at the left rear on the red band. Nice age tone to the bullion twist
cord piping and brocade and the leather chin strap is still intact. The interior is near mint with the
exception of a crack in the sweatband. |
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#5045 |
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Heer Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap by
“Holters” If you like the best, here is a
“Holters” made officer visor cap piped
in a very bright pink for Panzer troops. The cap body is a very soft, high
quality doeskin wool and is in excellent condition with absolutely no flaws.
Insignia consists of an aluminum eagle, a hand embroidered bullion wreath
with metal cockade and silver aluminum bullion chincords. There is one small hole in the cap
band at the back of the cap, which is the only exterior flaw. The interior
shows some minor wear but is otherwise in great condition and still has an
intact sweatshield. |
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#5046 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap An almost stonemint
Heer Infantry officers visor cap by the small
cap-maker “Beschorner”. The cap is a very soft, extremely high quality doeskin wool in mint condition. Insignia consists of an aluminum eagle
and hand embroidered bullion wreath with metal cockade and aluminum officers chincord and pebbled buttons. The interior is mint with a
100% clean, intact and minty sweatshield. The cap is absolutely flawless except
for a crack in the sweatband at the forehead area where some idiot pulled it
down to look underneath. There is
a reason why sometimes you can’t do “under the hood”
pictures!!!! |
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#5047 |
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Heer Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap Another great Panzer
officer’s visor, this one by the well known
maker “Clemens Wagner”. The cap body is a very fine tricot wool
and is in excellent condition with absolutely no flaws. In fact the entire exterior is mint. Insignia
consists of an aluminum eagle and wreath with metal cockade and silver
aluminum bullion chincords. I would also rate the interior very
high, at a near-mint as there is some very light soiling to the sweatband and
you can see a slight shadow on the lining where the owners name tag used to
sit. Sweatshield
is 100%. |
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#5048 |
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Heer Field Police Crusher Cap This is something you don’t
see too often…an orange piped Heer crusher
visor for the Field Police units.
Cap body is a coarser grade of doeskin wool but is very clean with no
issues. The cap band has a couple
of holes in the wool toward the back of the cap, as well as for chincord buttons on the side. The leather visor has some very nice
crazing to it. Insignia is
non-standard for a crusher and consists of hand embroidered bullion eagle,
wreath and cockade. The interior
is in excellent condition with some slight discoloration to the lining and
the sweatshield missing but maker marked on the
lining. |
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#5020 |
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Heer Transport/Supply Officer’s Visor
Cap Another minty cap, this one a
light bluegray piped visor for an officer serving
in the Transport/Supply branch of service. The cap body is a medium grade doeskin
and is in perfect condition with no flaws. Insignia consists of aluminum
eagle, wreath and cockade with silver aluminum bullion chincords.
Visor surface and underside are very clean with just slight wear on the
underside. The interior is a
yellow/cream artificial silk lining maker marked to “Engelhorn & Shirm”
with an intact sweatshield. Some wear and staining around sweatshield, with owners initials applied in metal disks. |
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#5021 |
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Heer Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap If you like a “been
there” cap with some honest wear and a nice, saddle shape, check this
piece out. The cap body is a coarse wool and is in excellent condition with
no flaws. Insignia consists of an aluminum eagle, a hand embroidered bullion
wreath with metal cockade and silver aluminum bullion chincords.
Visor is black vulkan fiber with a high gloss
surface. The interior is a gray
artificial silk/cotton mixture and is maker marked to “Erwin Freudemann” with an intact sweatshield. The sweatband has a few cracks from wear and
is somewhat brittle. Nice cap,
with a great
saddle shape! |
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#5022 |
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Heer Artillery Officer’s Visor Cap An excellent to near-mint
condition visor for an officer serving in the Artillery service. The cap body
is a very fine grade doeskin wool and is in excellent condition with no
flaws. Insignia consists of hand embroidered bullion wreath and eagle, metal
cockade and silver aluminum bullion chincords.
Visor surface is very clean and high gloss. The interior shows a moderate amount
of soiling from wear, but is otherwise intact with no issues. Cap is maker marked to “Pekuro” and has an intact sweatshield
over an orange/yellow silk lining. |
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#4933 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap Heer Infantry officers visor cap in a medium grade doeskin
wool and piped in white for the service branch of infantry. Insignia consists of silver bullion
eagle and cockade with silver officers chincord and
pebbled buttons. A metal jawless skull traditions badge is affixed below the
eagle. Cap exterior is very clean
and in very good condition.
Interior is marked “Deutsche Wert-Arbeit” under the intact
sweatshield and exhibits some damage to the
sweatband, repairs having been attempted at some point in time. |
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#4607 |
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Heer Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap Heer panzer officers private purchase visor in a soft doeskin
with a very nice peak. Aluminum
insignia and silver aluminum bullion chincords. Visor has a very slight crazing. Interior shows some minor to moderate
soiling, particularly on the forehead area of the sweatband but all leather
is still supple and has no cracking. |
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$4608 |
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Heer General Staff Officer’s Visor Cap Bright carmine piped Heer officers visor for an officer in the General Staff
(or possibly Veterinary service).
Cap is a heavier grade, mid to late war wool and has a very nice
saddle shape and high peak. The
only issues to the exterior are a half dozen small moth nips to the crown
piping. Cap is an Erel Extra from the Berlin Offizier
Kleiderkasse and the interior is near mint
condition with a clean, intact sweatshield. |
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#4609 |
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Heer Chaplain Officer’s Visor Cap Violet piped Heer
officers visor for a Chaplain serving in the German Army. Cap body is a very fine, high grade
tricot that is extremely clean and has no issues. Insignia consists of a silver bullion
wreath, metal cockade, aluminum eagle and bullion chin cords. There is no cross on this cap, which
was not uncommon (see Angolia’s book on the Heer, Volume II).
The interior shows quite a bit of storage age to the sweatband which
is brittle and delicate. |
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#4612 |
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Heer Forestry Service Officer’s Visor
Cap Dark Green piped Heer officers visor, with a matching dark green cap band
for an officer serving in the Forestry Service. Cap is maker Erel
“Extra” and double marked on lining and sweatband. Bullion chin cord & wreath with
metal cockade and eagle. Top of
cap has some very light mothing tracks, interior is
in very good to excellent condition. |
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#5036 |
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Heer Administrative Personnel Officer’s
Visor Cap Dark Green piped Heer officers visor for an
officer serving in the administrative services, in a very soft doeskin
wool. Cap has a very nice, high
peak and saddle shape and has no staining or holes. Insignia is a mix of aluminum eagle
and bullion cockade. The interior
does not have a maker mark and is lined in black cotton. Sweatshield
is mostly gone except for the name tag area, which has the owners name still
present. Sweatshield
is loose at forehead area and appears it may have been reattached by glue at
some time. |
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#5037 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap A well worn
but not abused officers cap piped in white for Infantry. Body of cap has even wear to the wool
nap but no holes or mothing. Top
of hat has some soiling in the center. Insignia is all aluminum with silver
aluminum chincords. Interior is maker marked to
Schellenberg and shows considerable soiling from wear. Sweatshield
is 98% intact. Sweatband shows
evidence of period repairs but is otherwise intact. A very nice field worn cap which would
look great with a salty Infantry officers tunic. |
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#5038 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap A very nice condition private
purchased officer visor piped in white for the Infantry. The cap body is a fine, doeskin wool,
very clean with no issues except for a tiny hole at the back underside which
cannot be seen unless you lift the underside up. Cap is maker marked to Arno Rudorf and has the owners name tag inserted into the sweatshield, which is 99% intact. The lining is a golden
artificial silk, lightly soiled. The sweatband is gepruft
and unit stamped underneath and is moderately soiled but otherwise in very
good condition. |
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#4615 |
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Heer Panzer Grenadier Officer’s Visor
Cap Grass green piped visor for an
officer in the Panzer Grenadier/Armored Artillery units. This cap is made by the Otto Drittman of Dresden and exhibits the “Marke Odd” golden globe underneath an intact sweatshield.
Bullion cap eagle & wreath, metal cockade and aluminum chincord. Cap body has a couple of small snags and some minor
mothing to cap band, but nothing visually distracting.. Visor and interior of cap is excellent
to near mint condition. |
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#4616 |
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Heer Propoganda
Troops Officer’s Visor Cap The extremely rare, Gray piped
visor for an officer serving in the Propoganda
Troops. This cap is marked
“Beste Qualitat”
with the initials “G” and “B”, which is an unknown
maker. Exterior of cap has one
tiny hole on the cap top and some light soiling to the top as well, otherwise
it is very clean with no issues.
The interior is also very clean showing moderate wear. The sweatshield
is cracked and brittle in various places. |
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#4620 |
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Heer Medical Service & Personnel
Officer’s Visor Cap Dark blue piped visor for an
officer in the Medical service.
Private purchase cap made from very fine tricot and in excellent
condition with no issues.
Aluminum chincord, bullion wreath , metal cockade and cap eagle. Interior of cap is very clean showing
only light wear. Cap owner
inscribed his name in pencil on both the visor underside and the sweatband
(appears to be “Harmel”). |
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#4625 |
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Heer Cavalry Officer’s Visor Cap Golden yellow piped visor for an
officer in the Heer cavalry. Nicely peaked cap marked to the maker
“Wegener” on both the top lining as well as the sweatband. Cap body and band are in excellent
condition showing no issues.
Aluminum insignia is very clean and minty. Interior of cap has slight to moderate
wear but no damage. Cellluloid sweat shield is intact, but cracked at all
four edges. |
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#4377 |
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Heer Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap Very clean Heer
panzer officers visor in great all around condition with no mothing or
abrasions to the cap body, band or piping. Cap fabric is a very fine doeskin and
the cap overall has a nice shape with a tall peak. Interior of cap is in very good
condition with slight wear and staining, though missing the sweat shield and
does not have a maker mark. Great
officers cap with a nice shape! |
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#4424 |
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Heer Infantry Officer’s Visor Cap Near Mint condition Infantry
officers visor with a nice, tall peak.
Late war, Pekuro made cap featuring all of
the typical attributes of this later style; banded, rope like piping, red
grease pencil markings on the inside right front lining, no sweat shield, a
ribbon like banding on the interior lining, late war rougher quality tricot
and a very tall peak. Beautiful,
high quality cap in great condition. |
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#5031 |
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Allgemeine SS EM/NCO Visor Cap A minty black SS nco’s visor cap, piped in white. Cap body is a very high
quality tricot fine ribbed wool and is in mint condition. Cap band,
visor and chinstrap are all in very good to excellent condition with visor
showing minor wear around front edge. Metal eagle and skull insignia show
even age and tone with beautiful silver highlights to the eagle. The interior
is in mint condition and has the gold foil SS runes underneath the sweatshield.
The RZM tag is present underneath the sweatband but has come loose. |
SOLD |
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#5023 |
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Luftwaffe White-Top Summer enlisted/nco
Visor Cap for Flight White summer visor hat for an
enlisted man or NCO in the Flight branch of service. Cap body is excellent to near-mint,
white ribbed cotton with no stains or discoloration. The cap band is piped in yellow for
flight. Cap is badged with
aluminum eagle and wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is maker marked to “Erel” and has a cream colored, ribbed artificial
silk lining. Sweatband and sweatshield are both intact and in excellent condition. |
SOLD |
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#4935 |
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Luftwaffe Officers Visor Cap Mint condition peaked Luftwaffe
officers visor cap by Carl Halfar. Cap body is
constructed in a very fine quality tricot blue-gray wool in absolutely pristine condition. The hat is decorated with aluminum chincords, bullion hand embroidered cap eagle and
wreath/cockade, all of which are in mint condition. Visor is clean with no
wear. Interior is immaculate and
carries the “Ce-Ha Prima” mark from the Carl Halfar
cap making firm, along with the Luftwaffe VA distribution markings. The original tissue paper is still
inserted underneath the sweatband.
Mint!!! |
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#4931 |
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Luftwaffe Officers Erel
“Privat” Visor Cap Near-mint, nicely crush shaped
Luftwaffe officers visor cap by Erel. Cap body is constructed in a very fine
quality tricot blue-gray wool in near-mint condition with no flaws. The hat is piped in a nicely age toned
silver bullion, decorated with aluminum/silver chincords,
bullion hand embroidered cap eagle and wreath/cockade, all of which are in
excellent condition showing just the slightest wear and age. Visor is clean
with a tiny bit of wear on the inside left rim. Interior is also in excellent
condition with a few loose threads on the sweatband forehead area. Cap is marked as an Erel Privat….top of the line Erel. |
SOLD |
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#4722 |
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Luftwaffe Officers White-Top Summer Visor Cap White summer visor hat for an
officer in the Luftwaffe. Cap body
is white waffle pattern cotton and shows some age and minor staining from
use, but has a very nice, crushed shape.
It is badged with a bullion eagle, affixed to the crown via prongs
through stitched loops. The
wreath is also embroidered bullion and the chincord
is aluminum. All insignia is
evenly matched in age and toning.
The cap interior is maker marked to “Erel”
on the sweatband and shows some minor age a leather cracking. Nice looking officer cap. |
SOLD |
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#4726 |
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Luftwaffe Reich Air Control Service White-Top enlisted/nco Visor Cap White summer visor hat for an
enlisted man or NCO in Reich Air Control. Cap body is white, waffle pattern
cotton with a few stains to the front crown and top along with some age
discoloration. The cap band is
piped in golden green for Reich Air Contorl. Cap is badged with aluminum eagle and
wreath and a leather chinstrap.
Interior is maker marked to “Schellenberg” and lined in a
white, artificial silk. Sweatband
is in good condition and the sweatshield is intact. |
SOLD |
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#4727 |
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Luftwaffe Signals Troops White-Top enlisted/nco Visor Cap White summer visor hat for an
enlisted man or NCO in Flight/Paratroops. Cap body is white, waffle pattern
cotton and is extremely clean with almost no staining or discoloration. The cap band is piped in brown for
Signals Troops and shows some minor moth nips. Cap is badged with aluminum eagle and
wreath and a leather chinstrap. Interior is in near-mint condition,
maker marked to “Erel” and retains the
original tag and paper wadding under the sweatband. |
SOLD |
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#4491 |
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Luftwaffe Officers “Erel
Privat” Visor Cap Top of the line, high quality,
Luftwaffe officers visor cap manufactured be the well
respected cap manufacturer Erel. Cap body is a soft, very light tricot
in blue gray with no flaws and an absolutely beautiful high peak and
shape. All piping, insignia and
chin cording is also in excellent shape.
Interior of the cap is the highly desirable mint green of the Erel “Privat”, which is the signature of
their highest quality cap. Sweatshield is still intact, lining is very clean and has
all the proper markings. |
SOLD |
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#5034 |
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Kriegsmarine U-Boat Commander White Top and Blue Top Visor
Cap Grouping A pair of blue and white top
visors for the rank of Korvettenkapitan. The caps are a grouping to a single
officer who has some U-Boat history, though there is no paper provenance. The
white top is an Erel, very clean top and interior
with intact sweatshield. The blue visor has no
visible maker marking and shows a moderate amount of wear. |
White Top SOLD Contact for Info/Price on Blue Top |
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#4710 |
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Kriegsmarine NCO Visor Cap Blue top visor for wear by
NCO’s and officer candidates.
Standard cap body of dark blue/black cloth bill and mohair cap band
with leather chinstrap. Visor is
a soft, pliable crusher type. Cap
band has gold celleon embroidered wreath and blue
top has a gold celleon embroidered eagle
attached. Interior is unmarked
and has a light brown champagne colored artificial silk lining and shows
moderate soiling. Chin strap is
non-regulation and sweatband has been reattached. |
SOLD |
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#4756 |
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Motorized Gendarmerie Police Enlisted/NCO Visor Very fine quality olive colored
wool visor, piped in white and with white cap band indicating motorized road
traffic police. Cap is decorated
with Polizei gold eagle, cockade roundel and gold
pebbled chinstrap buttons.
Chinstrap is black leather for enlisted/nco
ranks. Cap body and interior are
extremely clean and in near mint condition. Brown olive visors were in use by
early units that were transferred over from the FJK. |
SOLD |
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#4759 |
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Polizei Gendarmerie Enlisted/NCO Visor An excellent to near mint
condition visor cap for an enlisted man/nco in the
Gendarmerie. Cap body is a fine
grade wool and is piped in orange around the crown and band. The only flaws to the exterior are a
few moth nips to the piping. The
interior is near flawless and is maker marked to Ludwig Vogele
and size marked “58”. |
SOLD |
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#4760 |
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Waterways Police White Top Visor Very rare, summer white top visor
for the waterways protection police.
White top is fairly clean with some light soiling to the top surface,
but clean on the front and undersides.
Cap is maker marked to Adolf Ernst of |
SOLD |
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#4762 |
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Fire Police Officers Visor Field gray, tricot wool officers
visor cap for the Fire Police, exhibiting the correct two
piece officers eagle attached to the front. Cap body shows some soiling and damage
to the right front and top.
Interior shows moderate amount of wear. |
SOLD |
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#4763 |
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Schupo Polizei
Enlisted/NCO Visor Well worn and used visor cap for a member of the Schupo. Field
gray wool cap body, piped in green, with some mothing to the piping, body and
cap band. Interior shows some
major damage, though the sweatshield is mostly
intact and has a name tag inserted. |
SOLD |
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#4323 |
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Polizei Officers Visor Cap A very nice original example of a
Genderarmerie officers visor for the German
Police. Cap body is in very good
condition and has a beautiful saddle shape. Interior and sweatband show age, with
some mothing to the lining and around the edge, and some cracking of the
leather sweatband. The sweatshield is intact with
no cracking or breakage. |
SOLD |
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