Segelflieger Visor

[Scott C.]

... or perhaps...

[stonemint]

Scott, choice insignia, and in my kind of condition!

BTW, Gerard is right, the cap band should be dark blue instead of black for Segelflieger( )! But there are no extra holes, so maybe the member transferred over from the DLV, or it was a mfr mistake.

[Gerard/Relic Hunter]

Thanks Chris, you got it.

-Gerard

[schirmmutze]

Nice cap Stone
I think it will look great in my luftwaffe collection

Best regards,

Theo

[stonemint]

Here is an anomaly that I just noticed for sale on one of the Brit sites--this one has light blue piping with what appears to be a black (not blue) mohair wool band:

[stonemint]

Insiginia close-up:

[stonemint]

Interior has a DLV stamp. The only reference to light-blue piping mentions that it would for for "Angehorige des DLV, Lufthansa, Reichsamt fur Flugsichurung"--but this one (like the one I posted at the start of this thread) has the Segelflieger insignia. Anyone have any thoughts/comments?

[jarkis88]

rare cap, nice

[wessel]

A couple of DLV caps....the 1st one is exactly the same as Stonemints - no piping, very "tellerform" in shape, same insignia ind interior, except mine has an early Erel (Robert Lubstein) maker-mark.
The 2nd one is as on p.155 of Halcomb Smith and Wim Saris' book on Headgear, Vol. 2....a DLV motor pilot circa. 1935.
Unfortunately mine has lost its strap somewhere down the years.

BTW both of these were bought off Manions in the good old days!!!

[wessel]

Erel maker-mark.

[wessel]

...and the motor pilot.

[wessel]

Notice the cockade is sewn on thogh two small holes in the wings...and interior with unreadable stamping.

[stonemint]

Wessel, I like 'em both!

[NickG]

not DLV but still "air" related

Early Luftschutz or refurbished DLV?? Hamburg maker, sorry no liner shots right now...and eagle prongs have been repaired...now partially visible...
The cap comes in fine trikot striped officver's quality wool (unfortunately with some moth tracking damage) + LW type Mohair band. Nick

[stonemint]

DLV white-top on HH.