Original German WWII Army Heer Infantry Officer Schirmmütze Visor Cap – Size 57 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This cap is a very nice example of a German WWII Wehrmacht Heer Army Officer Schirmmütze visor cap. It features the typical felgrau (field gray) “whipcord” weave wool construction with a forest green band and a traditional high forward crown. The also has matching Weiß (white) piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band. This is the Waffenfarbe (Corps Color) for the Infanterie (Infantry) and Motorisiert Infanterie (Motorized Infantry). It has the correct bullion chin strap, indicating that it is for an officer. The crown of the cap still has the stiffener ring, which has maintained the lovely shape.

It is decorated with an silver bullion embroidered eagle insignia on the peak and and a high end open silver bullion embroidered wreath surrounding a metal tri-color cockade on the band. The cockade still retains the bright red felt center inlay. The chin strap is attached with the standard silvered buttons on either side of the cap. The vulcanfibre visor has a smooth black leather-look upper, exhibiting light wear and is tan on the underside. The tan leather sweatband is in excellent condition, with little sign of use. Size is marked with a tag on the top: 57.

The cap is lined with lovely cream rayon and still retains the full celluloid diamond sweat shield in the crown. There is however no maker marked under the shield or anywhere on the interior, so it looks to be a bespoke version, handmade by one of the many hatters in Germany at the time.

Condition of the cap is near excellent, and shows very little sign of having seen service during the war. There are some small moth nips on the piping and insignia, as well as some wear to the “nap” of the exterior shell fabric.

A fantastic example of the classic hat worn by German Wehrmacht Infantry Officers in WWII. Very impressive and 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.