Auction 8 December 2021 Auction
By Valkyrie Historical Auctions
Dec 5, 2021
Mesa, AZ, United States
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LOT 895:

Early peaked cap for Wehrmacht officials (Schirmmutze).A example of a privately purchased Wehrmacht ...

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Sold for: $650
Start price:
$ 50
Estimated price :
$100 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 7.8% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Dec 5, 2021 at Valkyrie Historical Auctions
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Early peaked cap for Wehrmacht officials (Schirmmutze).

A example of a privately purchased Wehrmacht officials Officer’s Schirmutze.

Original era manufacture. A wartime quality hat, doeskin feldgrau wool top, dark green wool band with dark green wool piping.
The insignia is aluminium alloy with a chin cord in twisted aluminium wire sitting below the wreath and resting on a black vukanfibre peak a subtly raised lip near the forward edge.
The Officer’s bullion chin cords are excellent and securely affixed to the cap via a pair of small silver pebbled aluminum buttons.
The interior of the cap also has a wide, natural leather.
The underside of the visor is finished in light beige (brown)
The lining is a "golden" coloured silk. There is a rhomboid shaped clean moisture shield with maker information that reads August Schellenberg Uniformutzenfabrik Berlin C2 Alexanderstr. 40

Traces of the presence of moles.

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