December 2021 Auction

Early peaked cap for Wehrmacht officials (Schirmmutze).

This auction ended on December 5, 2021.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Sold for: $650

Description

Early peaked cap for Wehrmacht officials (Schirmmutze).

A example of a privately purchased Wehrmacht officials Officer’s Schirmutze.

Original era manufacture. A wartime quality hat, doeskin feldgrau wool top, dark green wool band with dark green wool piping.
The insignia is aluminium alloy with a chin cord in twisted aluminium wire sitting below the wreath and resting on a black vukanfibre peak a subtly raised lip near the forward edge.
The Officer’s bullion chin cords are excellent and securely affixed to the cap via a pair of small silver pebbled aluminum buttons.
The interior of the cap also has a wide, natural leather.
The underside of the visor is finished in light beige (brown)
The lining is a "golden" coloured silk. There is a rhomboid shaped clean moisture shield with maker information that reads August Schellenberg Uniformutzenfabrik Berlin C2 Alexanderstr. 40

Traces of the presence of moles.