Reichsheer Infantry Officer Visor for Review

[chrisftk]

Hi all,

I just purchased this Welhausen Reichswehr cap. I havent seen many of these in the wild, but seemed copacetic based on known examples and some research in Schlicht/Kraus's Reichswehr book. I felt confident enough based on that, but do have return privelige if I missed something.

I'm not 100% on interwar kokarden, but I believe based imperial convention the blue and gold on this one is Braunschweig?

Thanks in advance for any help.



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[pauke]

Yes to Braunschweig! The black buttons would make this an enlisted man's hat as far as I know and it is very much like the one on p. 96 of the Schlicht/Kraus book. Fine looking example. No evidence of a Totenkopf ever being between the cockades? The chin cord question certainly needs more investigation. If only there is further information written on the inside of the sweatband.

[chrisftk]

Yes to Braunschweig! The black buttons would make this an enlisted man's hat as far as I know and it is very much like the one on p. 96 of the Schlicht/Kraus book. Fine looking example. No evidence of a Totenkopf ever being between the cockades? The chin cord question certainly needs more investigation. If only there is further information written on the inside of the sweatband.

I thought the black buttons were odd, but it would make sense if the original chinstrap were lost and someone unknowingly/knowingly put an officer cord on it. I don't think there would be any case where an officer would use a reclaimed EM cap, do you?

I was hoping to see holes where a Braunchsweig Totenkopf was, but no such luck.

I've attached another picture of the inside, but nothing else in the sweat band that I can see other than the maker's mark.


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