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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 376:
Artillery/Assault Gunner NCO/Officer’s "Crusher" Field Cap
Visor caps were a standard issue item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individuals rank. Officer and senior NCO ranks could purchase their caps from the army clothing depots but were also permitted to wear privately purchased visor caps of higher quality.
Constructed from green felt, with a darker green band, red waffenfarbe piping (for artillery/assault gunner usage), and a pair of machine stitched eagle and wreath/cockade patches on the front.
The visor is finished black on top and the underside, with an unmarked brown sweatband and a inner satin lining.
The interior crown lining has celluloid sweat diamond . Nice "
L.Walther Mutzenfabrikation Worms" marking.
The interior of the cap also has a wide, natural tan leather sweatband, with ventilation perforations to the front forehead section, machine stitched in place.
Size: about 54/55 cm.
Good, with a few small absences in the waffenfarbe and mild wear.
A regulation in 1942 forbade the popular crusher cap from being worn because ofthe missing cords.
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