Original German WWII Luftwaffe Officer LVA Marked Schirmmütze Visor Cap – size 56 1/2 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Luftwaffe Officer’s Schirmmütze Visor Cap, sold by the official Luftwaffe LVA sales dept.  An honest example with a wonderful swept back shape. It has the “crusher cap” saddle appearance, which we all love, with the standard high front.

This Officer’s Schirmmütze Visor Cap was a very high quality manufactured visor. Fabricated in Luftwaffe blue gray Fliegerblau (Flier’s Blue) wool, with wide black ribbed wool cap band, plus three rows of fine silver bullion piping around the circumference. Fronted by a heavy bullion embroidered Luftwaffe insignia pair that includes a silver bullion national eagle on a wool backing above a high relief silver bullion oak leaf wreath with stylized wings and tri color cockade.

The visor on this cap is the standard “vulcanfibre” with black patent faux leather stitched around the edge, and a green underside. The cap is has a size 56 1/2 tag in the back, and has a lovely gray leather liner, which is still supple with no tears. The interior is also lined with gray rayon, which is in great shape, having a lovely faux silk sheen. The celluloid diamond sweat shield at the top is almost totally complete, with intact stitching, though there is some cracking over the logo, which reads: 

Verkaufs-Abteilung
der
Luftwaffe
BERLIN SW 68
Puttkamerstr. 16-18
Ce-Har
Prima

This indicates it is an officially issued and designed visor cap, purchased directly from the Luftwaffe Sales Department.

Overall the condition is very good, with only light overall use. There is some oxidation and discoloration on the bullion piping and adornments, as well as a bit of fraying. The outer shell is in very good shape, with just a few small holes, probably moth nips.

A truly quality Luftwaffe officer cap of the early-war style with silver bullion embroidered insignia, and a real leather sweatband. Ready to display!

The German Schirmmütze Visor Cap:
The visor cap (Schirmmütze) was an important part of the headgear worn by German uniformed military, civil, paramilitary and political organizations during the Third Reich. This was the standard cloth headgear worn as a part of the service uniform. Visor caps were worn outdoors as well as indoors, and were often required to be worn by all personnel on duty. Visor caps were made in versions specific to each organization and were often further differentiated through the use of insignia, colored piping, or style of chin cord, to indicate rank, role or branch. The insignia used on these caps ranged from simple stamped metal emblems, to elaborate hand embroidery. Visor caps were issued to enlisted soldiers and NCOs in the military and in some other organizations. Officers had to purchase their own hats, and lower ranks could choose to purchase caps that were of a higher quality than the rather basic, issue examples. The private purchase caps were generally made in very high quality, with fine materials. A wide variety of fabrics were used, from Trikot and doeskin, to heavy wool, or even lightweight white fabric for summer wear. In the military, issue of these caps was generally suspended shortly after the outbreak of the war, but they continued to be worn by some troops until the end of the war.