Luftwaffe “Feuerschutzbeamte der Luftwaffe” NCO Visor Cap.
Price: Sold
Description: Private purchase dark blue wool Luftwaffe-Fire Brigade Visor cap. The cap features a smooth black cap band having crimson-colored (karmesinrot) wool waffenfarbe piping to both top and bottom edges;the crown of the cap has the same gauge crimson-colored wool piping. The front center of the cap retains its original matched high-quality plated silver finish second pattern Luftwaffe eagle & winged wreath having a painted national tri-color cockade. The cap has a black patent leather chinstrap with two black painted, rectangular sheet metal sliding length adjustment buckles and is secured to the cap by two, smooth, black painted, sheet metal buttons. The caps black lacquered, vulkan-fiber visor is nice showing some use on its underside. Lining is complete & tight showing use but retains its full, maker-embossed celluloid sweat shield revealing a rare, seldom encountered cap maker. Leather sweatband is complete and tight, having a perforated brow. Cap is approximately a size 55 or 56. Caps exterior is Excellent+ only showing its real wear on its fully intact interior. A scarce crimson-piped “Feuerschutzbeamte der Luftwaffe” Nco visor that’s a real one-looker by a rare 3rd Reich cap maker!
