Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Landwehr Reserve Infantry EM/NCO Visor Cap - Size 55 - Rare
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of an Imperial German Prussian EM/NCO Visor Cap (Schirmmütze) for a soldier of the Landwehr (Reserve), in the early 20th Century Dunkelblau (Dark Blue) color. The later M1907/1910 version would move to the Feldgrau (Fieldgray) that was seen mostly during the war. The cap constructed of dark blue wool, which was the standard color for all states except for Bavaria, which used their own blue color. It has Ponceaurot (poppy red) wool band and piping, which indicate that it was for an infantry soldier.
The front of the cap bears a larger Black, White and Red Reichskokarde (Imperial Cockade) on the front of the crown, with a Black and White Cockade with a Landwehr cross on the cap band for the Landwehr (Reserve) of the Kingdom of Prussia. The interior is lined with tan oil cloth, with a light brown oil cloth sweatband. The sweatband is missing some of its stitching. The bottom of the visor is inscribed 55, for the size.
Material to the Landwehr is incredibly difficult to source. Condition is good, but there is some heavy moth tracking on the exterior and crown, with some stitching repairs along the edge of the crown on top. This is definitely an example that saw heavy service.
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