Cavalry Em Visor

[Adam.B]

What do you all think of this Cavalry em visor ( it is my next purchase )

[stonemint]

Really nice NCO Extramutze with a rare distributor from East Prussia.

Hat looks like a Clemens Wagner.

[Robert Shoaf]

Very nice cap, congratulations. You couldn't get much further east than Tilsit!

Bob Shoaf

[steiner99]

Very nice cap! Used but in perfect condition!

steiner99

[jacquesf]

Nice to see this marking. Jacques

[Kurt]

Very nice cap, congratulations. You couldn't get much further east than Tilsit!

Bob Shoaf

As Bob already pointed out... Tilsit was the easternmost city of the German Reich. When the Soviet Army occupied the city in January 1945, it wasn't exactly a private-purchase dress visor you'd take with you. Hence, only very few of these Eastern Prussian made caps survived. In all of my years of collecting, I have never encountered a surviving example from Tilsit. Amazing score ...

If you ever get sick of it, please keep me in mind for it!

Kurt

[paulj]

Part of Reiter Rgt 1 was stationed in Tilsit. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/...ment/RR1-R.htm

[Adam.B]

Thanks heaps for all the info on the visor, it has been helpful

Adam

[enorepap]

Hallo adambent

I have an entry in the adressbuch fur den Landkreis Tilsit 1913 for Nickeleit Nickel, a schneider of Willkischken.

[enorepap]

Finally, after some years of researches, I have found the confirmation:

Franz Nickeleit, schneidermeister, Angerpromenade 15, from the 1939 Tilsit adressbuch:

http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/w/index....djvu&page=243
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/w/index....djvu&page=402
http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/w/index....djvu&page=739

Best regards