Original Imperial German WWI Leib-Garde Husaren Regt (Potsdam) Garde-Korps Schirmmütze Visor Cap - Rare
 Garde-Korps Schirmmütze Visor Cap - Rare)
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Original Item. Only One Available. This is an outstandingly scarce piece, a visor cap (Schirmmütze) for an officer of Leib-Garde Husaren Regt (Potsdam). The piping color may appear grayish, but it is actually a very faded yellow.
Leib-Garde Husaren Regt (Potsdam) was raised in 1815, based in Potsdam. The Kaiser was personal commander in chief of this regiment, as the "Life Guard Hussars" were intended to protect the life of the Imperial Family. The second honorary commander of the regiment was King Wilhelm II. of Württemberg.
The regiment saw heavy combat in 1813 against France, in 1864 against Denmark, in 1866 against Austria, in the Franco-Prussian War against France, and in World War I as part of the 1st Guards Division.
The front of the cap bears a Black, White and Red Reichskokarde (Imperial Cockade) on the front of the crown, with a Black and Silver Cockade on the cap band for Prussia. The exterior is in very well-worn and slightly stained condition with the yellow piping showing moderate fading from over the years. There is no chinstrap. The visor is in good shape without much loss.
The interior sweatband is retained with heavy cracking. There is scattered mothing across the exterior, with the most in one concentrated spot on the back of the blue cap band. There are no markings. The lining is stitched very intricately under the sweatband.
A very rare visor cap, ready for further research and display.
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