Political Leader Visor Cap for Ortsgruppenleiter
Price: Sold
Description: A 1939 pattern tan-colored, fine wool/rayon construction visor cap. The cap features a one-piece circular crown, piped in blue wool; light brown velvet center band is also piped all around in blue wool. Chocolate brown vulkanfiber visor is mint showing no spidering. The blue piping, as well as the center band color, is indicative of the political “Ortsgruppe” level. The interior crown wire and front vertical stiffeners are intact, giving the cap a nice “saddle form” shape with a high central peak. Fixed over the forward seam line of the body is a slightly convex, 1939 pattern, gilt-colored, stamped alloy political eagle. Beneath it, affixed to the front and following the contours of the center band, is a 1939 pattern, gold anodized, stamped alloy oak-leaf wreath, encompassing a three-piece black, silver & red cockade. Untouched gold wire chin cord and buttons to each side at front of cap. The interior has a typical gold-colored silken-rayon lining. Full celluloid sweat diamond present, thin beige leather sweatband is complete w/small split; has issue brown oilcloth RZM tag under it. Cap is near mint showing no use.
BACKGROUND: Uniform regulations for NSDAP leaders were addressed as early as 1920, with the standard headgear at that time being a Kepi-style cap. These regulations underwent numerous modifications, and in January of 1934 a visor cap, based on the army style, was introduced for wear. This 1934 visor cap was also modified until a final pattern was introduced in July of 1939. The NSDAP was structured in four ascending levels of government, consisting of the “Ortsgruppenleitung,” the “Kreisleitung,” the “Gauleitung,” and the “Reichsleitung,” with each group being distinguished by a specific color of piping on the collar tabs and visor cap.
