Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Flight EM Visor – Named

Product Description:  An exceptional and highly desirable example of a WWII-era Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger  Flight EM (Enlisted Man’s) Visor Cap, retaining outstanding condition, originality, and named provenance. This piece is representative of early-war manufacture, meticulously preserved and attributed to a member of the Luftwaffe stationed at the airfield in Ansbach, Germany.

Constructed from high-quality Luftwaffe blue-grey wool, the cap retains a deep, even nap with no evidence of fading or moth tracking. The body is sharply tailored, maintaining crisp lines and proportions consistent with wartime standards. The original Luftwaffe eagle and national cockade insignia are correctly affixed and remain securely attached. The cockade exhibits only minor paint loss, while the eagle does not pierce through the interior liner—a notable detail confirming correct installation.

The interior features a name card for Anton Kümmeth, further personalized with unit and station markings on the sweatband: “Fl.H.Kdtr. Ansbach 1.St 398”, denoting Fliegerhorst Kommandantur Ansbach, linking the cap to a known Luftwaffe airfield used during WWII as a bomber and later fighter base.

The maker’s mark, “Kürschner Mützenmacher-Genossenschaft Rheinland-Westfalen 1938,” is prominently stamped in multiple areas, indicating early production by a reputable cap manufacturer.

The interior leather sweatband remains supple, showing only minor age-related wear. The internal foam padding is largely intact, though has migrated slightly in sections—visible in accompanying images. The correct EM chinstrap exhibits light, honest oxidation to the metal fittings, remains structurally sound, and is fully attached.

In summary, this Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Flight EM Visor Cap combines superb condition with clear wartime provenance, making it an increasingly scarce and valuable artifact of Germany’s airborne forces during WWII. It presents as an outstanding addition to any advanced collection of WWII German uniforms and insignia.

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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