German Military Headgear

It has the skull and eagle emblems, silver bullion piping, thick silk chin cords, and black velvet band present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear to the sweat band and liner. The plastic crown protector is no longer present. There is the original RZM and stamped maker mark on the liner.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is near excellent throughout, except as noted above.

It has the skull and eagle emblems, silver bullion piping, thick silk chin cords, and black velvet band present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front.  There is a small hole apparent in the cover.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear to the sweat band and liner.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is very good throughout, except as noted above.

It has the skull and eagle emblems, white piping, split leather chin strap, and insignia present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front. There is virtually no wear to the cap, as shown.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of very light service wear to the sweat band and liner. The plastic liner protector with gilt SS is present. This is an image of the large label under the sweatband.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is near excellent throughout.

It has the skull and eagle emblems, white piping, split leather chin strap, and insignia present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front. There is some wear to the cap, as shown.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of moderate routine service wear to the sweat band and liner. The buff undercolor black visor bill shows moderate to heavy wear. The plastic liner protector with gilt SS underneath on the liner is present. This is an image of the small label under the plastic protector.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is near very good throughout.

It has the skull and eagle emblems, red piping, thin silk chin cords, and black velvet band present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear to the sweat band and liner. It is marked a size 56.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent throughout, except as noted above.

It has the skull and eagle emblems, green piping, no chin cords or strap, and black velvet band present and intact, as can be seen from a close-up of the front.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear to the sweat band and liner. It is marked a size 56.

These are views from the right and left sides.

The overall condition is very good throughout, except as noted above.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear.

There are no tags or maker marks apparent.

The overall condition is near excellent throughout.

Here is a view of the inside, showing some signs of routine service wear.

There are no tags or maker marks apparent.

The overall condition is near excellent throughout.  There are some very minor pin holes where the eagle was installed

It has the shadows of where the skull and eagle emblems once were, but they were removed long ago, as can be seen from a close-up of the front.

Here is a view of the inside, There is some wear to the sweat band and liner as shown.

And here is a view of the rear.

There are some moderate stains and signs of routine wear from field use.  There is some fading and slight foxing apparent.  The leather sweatband has some wear, visible in the image.

The overall condition is near very good throughout, except as noted above.

It has the shadows and needle marks from where the skull and eagle emblems once were, but they were removed long ago, as can be seen from a close-up of the front at the top image at the left. This a view of the side.

Here is a view of the inside, There is no lining or sweatband present.

And here is a view

There are some moderate stains and signs of routine wear from field use.  There is some wrinkling and flattening from long storage apparent.  The sweatband lower thread is still present, visible in the image.

The overall condition is near very good throughout, except as noted above.

It has all of the emblems, straps, buttons, black and white twisted piping, and labels present and intact.  This is a close-up of the insignia on the front.  Note the Free State of Danzig pin that was on the hat when it was captured in 1944.  Details of the capture of the hat are on a tag on the sweatband.

Here is a view of the inside, showing the SS runes and location of the label. There is some wear to the sweat band and maker marks as shown here.

And here is a view of the left side and the right side.

There are some stains and signs of routine wear from use.

The overall condition is near excellent throughout, except as noted above.

There is no SS trapezoid patch on either the green nor the brown side of this hat. This is a view of the inside and outside, showing the twill pattern and the sewn (not metal) grommets.

This is a very scarce hat, especially in this condition. There is some minor wear and routine soiling from use. There are about a half dozen tiny slits or holes, nothing very significant.

The size is between 7-1/8 and 7-1/4 in US measurement.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent, except as noted above.

There is no SS trapezoid patch on this hat. This is a view of the inside and outside, showing the HBT herringbone twill pattern and the sewn (not metal) grommets.

This is a very scarce hat, even in this condition. There is some minor to moderate wear and routine soiling from use. There are about a dozen tiny holes and wear spots, nothing very significant.

This is a view of the inside.

The size is between 7-3/8 and 7-1/2 in US measurement.

The overall condition is very good, except as noted above.

There is an SS trapezoid patch hand-sewn on this hat. These are  views of the right and left sides.

This is a very scarce hat, even in this condition. There is some  moderate and significant wear to the inside lining and chin strap and some moderate to heavy soiling from use.

This is a view of the inside.

The size is between 7 and 7-1/8 in US measurement.

The overall condition is very good, except as noted above.

There is the distinctive Dachau-made painted linen SS trapezoid patch machine-sewn on this hat. These are  views of the right and left sides.

This is a very rare hat in this condition. There is very minor wear to the cap overall.

This is a view of the inside.

The size is a marked 59 between 7 and 7-1/8 in US measurement.

The overall condition is very good, except as noted above.

There is a two piece SS skull and eagle insignia sewn on as shown in this close-up of the front machine-sewn on this hat. These are  views of the right and left sides.

This is a very rare hat in this condition. There is very minor wear to the cap overall. There are not grommets present.

This is a view of the inside.

The size is not marked. It is about a US size 6-7/8.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent, except as noted above.

Each has three prong pin attachments, complete and instact.

This is a view of the back sides showing the raised maker marks.  The red, white and black swastika has a J.F.S. 42 maker and date and the black and white sig runes have a J.F.S. 43 maker mark and date.

The overall condition is very good to near excellent. They are used and were removed from a helmet.

WWII German Luftwaffe General Adolf Galland Visor Hat

There is a plastic liner protector, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It has an Offizier Kliederkasse Berlin Extra grade silver maker mark on the plastic crown protector.

It has a heavy gold bullion gilt eagle showing some slight tarnish from age.  The gold bullion cockade and wreath are gilded and there is the heavy gold bullion chin cord present.  The front is shown in close-up here.

The leather visor and all cloth is in near excellent condition. There are some stains from routine use and wear on the inside liner and sweatband.

These are views of the right and left sides.

World War II German Army General Officer Visor Hat

There is a plastic liner protector, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It is a size 59.

It has a metal die struck gilt eagle showing some slight tarnish from age.  The cockade and wreath are gilded and there is the gold bullion chin cord present.  The front is shown in close-up here.

The leather visor and all cloth is in near excellent condition, showing slight signs of routine wear to the knap of the wool.

These are views of the right and left sides.

World War II German Army Artillery Officer Visor Hat

There is a plastic liner protector, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It is approximately a size 58. This is a close-up of the maker mark and named to the original owner Obfhnr. Haase (Oberfähnrich is a senior officer candidate). There is some moderate damage to the front of the sweat band which does not show in normal display.

It has a metal die struck white alloy eagle showing some slight tarnish from age.  The cockade and wreath are matching and there is a silver silk bullion chin cord present.  The front is shown in close-up here.

The leather visor and all cloth is in near excellent condition, showing slight signs of routine wear to the knap of the wool.

These are views of the right and left sides.

World War II German RLV Early NSFK Visor Hat

This hat is a rare example of this hat with a metal die struck eagle and a wing prop insignia, both showing some slight tarnish from age and shown in close-up here.

This cover has a Sonderklasse maker mark apparent on the plastic protector sewn on the mesh lining, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It is about a size 56.

The leather visor and all cloth is in very good to near excellent condition, showing slight signs of routine wear to the knap of the wool and stains to the leather sweat band.

The cover has a black headband and an off-white twill cover.  These are views of the right and left.

World War II German Early NSFK Visor Hat

This hat is an early example of this hat with the black leather chinstrap, small metal eagle and small one-piece metal winged wreath and cockade emblem on the front.

This cover has no maker mark apparent. This is a view of the inside of the hat here. It is about a size 56.

The leather visor and all cloth is in very good to near excellent condition, showing very slight signs of routine wear to the knap of the light charcoal gray wool and stains to the leather sweat band.

The cover has a black headband and an off-white twill cover.  These are views of the right and left.

World War II German SA Marine Political Visor Hat

This hat is a rare example of this hat with the center split black leather chinstrap, large metal SA eagle and gold bullion wire wreath emblem on the front.

This cover has a 1936 NORD and political eagle maker mark apparent on the deep royal blue satin lining. There is no plastic liner protector, although it had one at one time, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It is about a size 57.

It has a metal die struck eagle and edelweiss insignia, both showing some slight tarnish from age.  The cockade and wreath are silver bullion and there is the silver bullion chin cord present.  The front is shown in close-up here.

The leather visor and all cloth is in very good to near excellent condition, showing slight signs of routine wear to the knap of the wool and stains to the leather sweat band.

The cover has a black headband.  These are views of the right and left.

WWII German Field Police Shako Visor Hat With Insignia

This hat is of the police mint green style worn by military police of the German Army before WWII.

This cover has a GES. GESCH. Fabrikmarke EREL Berlin Fiber-Tschako registered maker mark on the inside under the soft leather liner, as seen in this view of the inside. The sweatband shows stains and moderate wear from routine field use.

It has a two piece bulls-eye with red felt insert insignia, and police eagle and silver wreath, as shown. These are views from the left and right sides.

The front and back leather visor and chin strap, and devices are in near excellent condition, with the chin strap showing some minor wear and missing the pin, as seen here.

WWII German Freikorps Visor Hat

This is a deep blue wool hat is of the white piped style worn by the Freikorps prior to WWII.

This cover has a Fritz Giesecke Stendal maker mark and IDed to a soldier named "Krahl" apparent on the  plastic liner protector, as seen in this view of the inside. The sweatband shows stains and moderate wear from routine field use.

It has a two piece bulls-eye with red felt insert insignia and silver wreath, and eagle with sword and Iron Cross as shown. These are views from the left and right sides.

The leather visor and chin strap are in near excellent condition, with the sweat band showing some minor wear and worn maker mark as seen here.

WWII German Field Police Visor Hat With Insignia

This hat is of the police green piped style worn by military police of the German Army during WWII.

This cover has a J. A, Hierteis Söhne Fürth-Nürnberg maker mark apparent on the  plastic liner protector, as seen in this view of the inside. The sweatband shows stains and moderate wear from routine field use.

It has a two piece bulls-eye with red felt insert insignia, and police eagle and silver wreath, as shown. These are views from the left and right sides.

The leather visor and chin strap are in near excellent condition, with the chin strap showing some minor wear as seen from the top here.

WWII German DR Railroad Officer Visor Hat With Insignia

This hat is of the silver piped style worn by officers of the German Railroad during WWII.

This cover has a faded gilt set of maker marks apparent on the liner, the plastic protector is no longer present, as seen in this view of the inside. The sweatband shows stains and moderate wear from routine field use.

It has a two piece bulls-eye with red felt insert insignia, and DR silver eagle and silver wreath, as shown in this close-up of the front. These are views from the left and right sides.

The leather visor and chin strap are in near excellent condition.

This hat is of the forest green piped style worn by elite mountain troops of the German Army soldiers during WWII.

This cover has a Carl Halfar Berlin maker mark apparent on the  plastic liner protector, as seen in this close-up view here.

It has a two piece bulls-eye insignia, and bullion silver wreath and gold with red bulls-eye separately applied, as shown.

The leather visor and chin strap are in near excellent condition, with the chin strap showing some minor wear.

The inside of the cover is in near excellent condition, as shown here. It is a size 56.

The sweatband shows some stains and wear from very occasional use.

Luftwaffe Office Silver Bullion Visor

This hat is an custom tailor marked visor. It has silver bullion piping.

This cover has HATRIKA Special Class and patent pendiong maker marks apparent on the satin lining. There is a plastic liner protector and label, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here.

It has all silver bullion insignia, and it shows virtually no wear as shown here.

The leather visor and silver silk chin cords are in near excellent condition, with the visor showing very little wear.

The blue gray cover is in near excellent condition, as shown from the left and right.

The sweatband shows slight wear from use.

Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Paratrooper  NCO Visor

This hat is an custom tailor marked visor. It has yellow-orange branch piping.

This cover has Gierisch Zwickau First Class maker marks apparent on the satin lining. There is a plastic liner protector and label, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It perforated with the initials "E.W".

It has all metal die struck insignia, and it shows some slight bends from age, shown here.

The leather visor and chin strap are in near excellent condition, with the visor showing very little signs of wear.

The yellow-orange piped textured white cover is in near excellent condition, as shown from the left and right.

The sweatband shows only very minor wear from use.

Luftwaffe Signal NCO Visor

This hat is an custom tailor markings on the liner. It has orange branch piping.

This cover has German Worker Union and Felix Weissbach Müßenfabrik Glauchau I. Sa, maker marks apparent on the satin lining. There is a plastic liner protector and label, as seen in the view of the inside of the hat here. It marked with the size 56 and 1937 dated.

It has all metal die struck insignia, and it shows some slight tarnish from age, shown here.

The leather visor and chin strap are in very good to near excellent condition, with the visor showing some minor wear.

The dark orange piped gray cover is in near excellent condition, as shown from the left and right.

The sweatband shows stains and minor wear from use.  There is some minor to moderate wear to the bill of the visor.

These are overall views of the left inside and right inside. This is a close-up of the front as shown at the left. The metal device is sewn down.  The stretcher is intact and complete, as are the chin strap and adjustable sweatband lining.

The front detail is shown here. The title reads "1. Marineunteroffizierlehrabteilung 1."

Size is about a US 7-1/4 (56). There are no maker marks or stamps apparent.

Condition: Very good to near excellent throughout, apparent in the images. There is some dust from age.

These are overall views of the front and back. This is the reverse view as shown at the left.

The metal buckles are intact and the leather is supple. It is ready to mount.

Size: About 6 inches folded as shown, 12 inches overall. There are no maker marks or stamps apparent.

Condition: Near mint throughout apparent in the images.

The metal buckles are intact and the leather is supple. It is ready to mount. This is an overall view of the back.

Size: About 12 inches overall. There are 2 SS round stamps and the number 1938 apparent.

Condition: Near mint throughout apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: About 13 inches as shown, 20 inches overall.

Condition: Near excellent throughout, with a very slight amount of wear at the button loop area, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: About 11 inches as shown, 16 inches overall.

Condition: Near excellent throughout, with a very slight amount of wear at the button loop area, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: 12 inches as shown, about16 inches overall.

Condition: Near mint throughout, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: 12 inches as shown, about16 inches overall.

Condition: Near mint throughout, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: 11 inches as shown, about 15 inches overall.

Condition: Near excellent throughout with uniform deep tarnish from age, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

The tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

Size: 12-1/2 inches as shown, about 20 inches overall.

Condition: Near excellent throughout with uniform deep tarnish from age, apparent in the images.

This is a view of the back

These tightener sliders are intact and it is ready to mount.

They measure 1 by 7/8 inches overall each.

Near mint condition throughout.

This is a view of the back

These buttons are intact with screw post and nut attachments and ready to mount.

They measure 5/8 inches (17mm) in diameter each.

Near mint condition throughout.

It has the original cord and push pin connectors.  The microphone was removed at the headset. They are 1941 dated and made by NB.

The ear side is shown here.

The rubber earcups are still soft.  The headset is not present.  The earpiece electronics appear to be intact, however, they have not been tested and are sold "as-is".

The condition is used.