Original German WWII Luftwaffe Medical EM/NCO Schirmmütze Visor Cap by Clemens Wagner – Size 56 1/2 Original Items

Original Item: Only One available. This is an excellent condition Luftwaffe Medical Corps EM/NCO Schirmmütze Visor Cap, which is size marked 56 1/2 along a faded CLEMENS WAGNER maker mark on the inside of the crown. It is not legible, but the shape and interlocking C M logo are definitive for this maker.

This is a wonderful honest example with a fantastic shape. It still has the original crown stiffener installed, so it retains it’s original round appearance, without the “sag” usually seen. This NCO Schirmmütze Visor Cap is an original high quality manufactured cap. It is fabricated in Luftwaffe blue gray Fliegerblau ( Flier’s Blue) “doeskin” weave wool gabardine, with wide black wool cap band, plus three rows of Medizinisch-blau (Dark Medical Blue) piping around the circumference. This is the Luftwaffe Waffenfarbe (corps color) for the Luftwaffe Medical Corps (Sanitätstruppe) and associated roles.

The visor cap is decorated with the correct insignia, including a finely-detailed aluminum eagle of the mid-war tail design on the peak, and an oak leaf wreath with stylized wings and central tri-color cockade on the band; the latter is made of aluminum with a red and black painted cockade. The black-finished patent leather chin strap rests just above the visor and is made up of three pieces: the central piece with two magnetic metal buckles and joined to the flanking end pieces via oval loops, the end pieces attached to black finished buttons on either side.

The visor is the classic black color with stitched edge trim, made of pressed vulcanfibre, and a green underside. The edge trim is faux leather, and does show some light deterioration due to age and wear, with the stitching still fully intact.

The sweatband is made of “natural” genuine leather, which still is in very good condition, with the leather still supple. It does look like there may have been some repairs to the stitching around the edge at some point, however that stitching has now deteriorated, so it was done during the WWII period. The inside of the cap is lined with light orange “service cloth”, however the original sweat shield is completely missing, with some of the stitching still present, and a faded maker logo where it used to be.

This is a great Luftwaffe Medical EM/NCO peaked visor cap, offered in very good used condition. Ready to display!

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.