HG-12 Named Army Pioneer Officer’s Private
Purchase Visor Cap
This great-looking private purchase cap is produced in a fairly light
shade of feldgrau, the wool being fairly soft with a short nap. The cap is very
clean! There is a fair amount of tracking to the top and to the area just above
the center band (not visible unless you lift the top up at the fold). There is a
semi-circle shaped, three-quarter inch long hole on the right side (as worn) in
this same area. The section of wool below the centerband has multiple nips as
well. The black wool piping, for Pioneer personnel (Engineer) is excellent, as
is the center band which is produced in a dark green badge cloth. The
leichtmetall insignia matches very well, with each piece retaining nearly 100%
of its original silver finish. The wreath and cockade are the one piece version.
The silver bullion Officer’s double chincord is excellent, retained to the cap
via two small silver finished pebbled aluminum buttons. The black vulkanfibre
visor has some minor checking but is just fine otherwise. The underside of the
visor is crosshatched and finished in green. The interior is fully lined in a
green ribbed rayon. The rhomboid shaped clear moisture shield is well marked
with the information pertaining to the maker. The firm is identified as
“Ludwig Wörz Militar-Effekten” of Ulm a-/D. on Herdbruckerstr. 30. Also
seen are the words “stirndruckfrei” meaning “pressure free forehead” and
“Deutsches Reichspatent” for “German National Patent”. The slot in the
moisture shield has a cloth tag which has the owner’s name neatly printed onto
it, which is “Kästle”. Also listed is his Unit, which says “2./Bi.5”.
This same Unit information is repeated underneath the green leather sweatband,
stamped in black ink, along with the word “geprüft” (or “inspected and
approved”). Also seen under the sweatband is the size, which is 55. The
sweatband is perforated (in a very decorative fashion) at the forehead (one
tear) and has a small cloth tie at the seam. Overall, a desirable cap in very
sound condition!
$1,250.00
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Item HG-12
