Luftwaffe Summer Flak Visor Enlisted

Product Description: This Luftwaffe Summer Flak Visor is a scarce example of a private purchase enlisted cap. The top of this cap is made of a white Trikot fabric with a diagonal weave, and is detachable, which was a design feature to allow the top to be cleaned. This cap is complete with the correct original insignia, with an eagle and cockade both made of aluminum. The insignia are tight, and nicely detailed, with only minimal age toning. There are no additional holes that would suggest the insignia had been replaced. The patent leather visor and chin strap are complete and undamaged, with nice shine and some scattered marks. The body of the cap does show some age and wear, with some staining to the top as well as moth damage to the center band and around the lower edge. The wool piping is bright red, for the Flak branch, and shows some moth munches here and there. Inside, this Luftwaffe Summer Flak Visor is complete and very clean. The sweatband shows virtually no wear, and is marked with the initials of the original owner, “R.H.” The celluloid sweat shield is complete, and is marked “Sonderklasse Stirndrückfrei DRGM.” There is no size marking. This cap could benefit from a slight reshaping, but we will leave that to the next owner. Overall, this desirable and attractive cap remains in excellent condition.

Historical Description: 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.

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