German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap

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SKU: 20.GOR.01.01.01.02.013.000

Estimated market value:

$1000 USD

  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Profile
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Front
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Right Side
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Back
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Left Side
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Top
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Interior
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Eagle Detail
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Wreath & Cockade Detail
  • German Army Smoke & Chemical Officer's Visor Cap Chin Cord Detail

Estimated market value:

$1000 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Germany
  • Composition
    Wool/Cloth/Vulkanfiber/Silk/Aluminum/Bullion/Plastic

Physical Description and Item Details


Nebelwerfer/Rocket Troop officer’s visor cap. The exterior shell is constructed of field-gray Mützentrikot with correct bordeaux red piping around the crown, as well as the top and bottom edge of the cap band. The cap band itself is constructed of dark dark green “Flaschengrün” wool with a very even feel, and without bumps or holes. The visor is crafted out of Vulkanfiber, lacquered in black on the upper, and textured field-gray lacquering on the lower side. The insignia consist of a silvered tombac Wehrmacht cap eagle, with a Wehrmacht officer’s wreath directly below, constructed in bright silver-aluminum bullion wire on thick padded dark green wool, with a national tri-colour cockade in the center constructed of aluminum. The chin cord is crafted of twisted bullion cords and is attached to the cap via one pebbled metal (magnetic) button on each side of the cap. The inside of the cap is lined with champagne (mostly discoloured from sweat) coloured silk with traces of a sewn-in diamond (missing maker details) remaining. The edge of the interior of the cap features a (soiled) sweatband crafted out of a gray leather that is perforated toward the front of the cap. The cap measures 266 mm x 235 mm, with a 180 mm diameter for the cap size. This cap appears worn, displaying usual signs of wear, such as a discoloured liner from perspiration, a moderately soiled sweatband, with the overse and reverse of the vulkanfiber visor displaying some wear. The visor is loose due to torn threads, with the liner having become slightly detached from the cap on a few spots. The edge of the cap is also well worn. The exterior is very well preserved, with some minor signs of mothing. Overall fine condition.

History


The Visor Cap was not a newly developed garment. It had already been well established in the 1920s. The pattern that was used during the Third Reich was established in 1931.

The cap was made of a field grey-green woolen top, a dark green cap band, and a black leather visor. There are three bands of piping, one along the top, one above the cap band, and one below it. Piping is in the colour of the branch type of the wearer, except for General ranks, who had gold-coloured piping.

Enlisted men and NCOs wore a black leather chinstrap. Officers up to General ranks wore a silver-coloured chincord, whereas General ranks wore a gold-coloured one.

The cap has an eagle insignia on the front of the cap band and below it a national cockade in red, white, and black with a circle of oak leaves.

Prices will vary significantly depending on the branch, since caps of certain branches are rare.

Branch colours on German Heer headgear was as follows:
Black was worn by Engineer units.
Black/White was worn by Panzer Engineers.
Copper Brown was worn by Motorcycle personnel.
Light Brown was worn by Signals units until 1936, and by Construction troops.
Carmine was worn by the Führer Staff, General Staff Officers, Staff Officers of the Supreme Command of the Army, and all Veterinary branches.
Bordeaux Red was worn by Smoke & Chemical personnel.
Wine Red was worn by Judicial officials.
Bright Red was worn by Generals, Artillery units, and Ordnance Officers (until 1944).
Rose or Pink was worn by all Armored units (including Panzer troops, and Schützen Brigade Staff).
Orange was worn by Recruiting personnel, Ordnance troops, Ordnance Officers (since 1944), and Field Gendarmerie units.
Bright yellow was worn by Cavalry units, and Light Division Staff.
Lemon yellow was worn by Signal units.
White was worn by Infantry units.
Light Grey was worn by Propaganda personnel.
Grey-Blue was worn by Sonderführer (Specialist Officers).
Violet was worn by Chaplains and Field Bishops.
Cornflower Blue was worn by Medical units, and Supply units.
Bright Blue was worn by Transport troops.
Bright Green was worn by Jäger and Mountain units.
Grass Green was worn by Panzer Grenadier units (Armored Infantry).
Dark Green was worn by Administrative personnel.

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