Germany, Heer. A Panzergrenadier Officer’s Visor Cap, by Georg Schwerdt

(Heer Schirmmütze für einen Offizier Panzergrenadier). An extremely well-preserved Heer Panzergrenadier Officer’s visor cap, constructed of field-grey wool with a subtle whipcord weave. It features reinforced side walls lined on the exterior with a smooth dark green wool cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the band are trimmed with meadow-green piping, while an additional length of identical piping surrounds the outer edge of the crown. Pinned onto the peak is an aluminum insignia consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 65 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) and retaining all reverse attachment prongs. Directly below the eagle, the centre of the cap band has an additional insignia in the form of a padded dark green wool backer bearing an aluminum tri-colour cockade situated within a silver aluminum wire oak leaf wreath, measuring 65 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). The lower edge of the cap band is flanked by pebbled magnetic metal buttons which accommodate a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire. A protruding vulcanfibre visor completes the exterior features, and is finished in black on the obverse and in light brown on the reverse. The interior is encompassed by a multi-piece beige rayon liner, while the walls are surrounded by a wide light brown leather sweatband. The crown retains a transparent plastic moisture guard which bears a partially-legible maker’s mark of “GEORG SCHWERDT, BAMBERG”, while a slot set into the guard features a paper label bearing a size mark of “57”. The cap measures approximately 23.5 cm (w) x 28.5 cm (l) x 15.5 cm (h). Minor bending is visible to the crown’s reinforcement, while the interior liner demonstrates minor soiling consistent with wartime war. This high-quality example remains in an extremely fine condition.