Political Leader's cap futures tan-colored wool/rayon construction.
The cap features a one-piece circular crown piped in blue.
Brown velvet center band, also piped in blue along its upper and lower edges.
Brown vulcanfiber visor.
On the front of the cap stamped zinc eagle and gold anodized, stamped alloy oak-leaf wreath, encompassing a three-piece cockade.
Golden yellow, twisted cord chin strap, attached by gilt washed pebbled metal buttons.
To the interior of the cap is a brown leather sweatband.
Cap is fully lined in a gold colored silk.
Under the sweatband is the original brown and white oilcloth RZM, "Reichszeugmeisterei" (National-materiel-control-office), tag.
Approximately size 54-55.

Kriegsmarine (German Navy) enlisted sailor's cap.
Navy blue wool construction "Donald Duck" style sailor’s cap.
Nice insignia on the front gilt pin eagle and cockade.
The cap has woven black silk construction cap talley with machine woven Gothic script "Schiffs Stammabteilung der Nordsee 1" ( 1st Training Detachment North sea).
Removable top type.
Stamped size 58 "G"
Really great example.

Schutzpolizei des Reichs, (National Protection Police), NCO’s visor cap.
Green/grey, wool/rayon, body with a brown velvet center band.
Insignia: stamped zinc second pattern, Police eagle and three piece national tri-color cockade.
Black leather chinstrap intact with two black painted buttons.
The cap has a black vulcanfibre visor.
Interior crown of the cap is lined in oilcloth and gray leather sweatband.
Roughly a size 56. Shows the expected age and use.

Green/grey, wool/rayon, body with a dark green velvet center band.
Insignia: stamped zinc Army eagle, wreath with three piece national tri-color cockade and two pieces construction edelweiss.
Great example of a cap that has never had the insignia moved on it.
Edelweiss mountain badge is correctly placed and has always been there.
Officer silver bullion chinstrap is affixed to the cap via two small silver finished, pebbled metal buttons.
The cap has a black vulcanfibre visor.
Interior crown of the cap is lined in oilcloth and brown leather sweatband.
The interior displays fully intact rhomboid shaped moisture shield, which has the nomenclature of the maker OFFIZIER KLEIDERKASSE BERLIN GES GESCH FRELL SONDERKLASSE.
Roughly a size 57-58.
Shows the expected age and use.

BACKGROUND:                         
The German Army Group "South" had just completed its conquest of Ukraine by the end of 1941, and was in a striking distance from the home territory of the Don Cossacks. By 22/07/1942, the Axis captured all of the northern banks of the lower Don River; in the coming days they drove deep to the south, in the direction of Caucasus. By the end of that year the front-line extended along the Caucasus range in the south, where it almost reached the borders of Georgia and the outskirts of the city of Ordzonikidze; the Germans managed to occupy almost the entire homeland of Don Cossacks as well as of Kuban Cossacks. Soon the very first local Cossack volunteers began to offer their services to the Germans, with the obvious hope of restoring the past freedoms and honours assigned to Cossacks during Czardom but unceremoniously abolished by the Bolsheviks. Lieutenant Colonel von Freitag-Loringhoven (the Intelligence Officer of Army Group "South") initiated the recruitment of the first Cossacks in the Cossack homelands, to serve in Cossack units subordinated to the Germans.
One of the first such units was formed from willing Don and Kuban Cossack renegades taken prisoner near Millerovo in southern Russia (in the summer of 1942), when a Wehrmacht Captain named Kandutsch (the Intelligence Officer of the 40-th Panzer Corps) suggested that Cossack collaborators might be useful in guarding of Soviet prisoners-of-war whose large volumes made them difficult to handle while the German combat units were more urgently required for combat duties rather than guarding of prisoners. The Cossacks who enlisted were formed into the Cossack Cavalry Squadron 1/82 of the 40-th Panzer Corps, under the leadership of a Cossack Captain named Zagorodnyy (later a recipient of the prestigious Iron Cross First Class).
HAT DESCRIPTION:                         
This is a former German / Russian Cavalry Officer’s hat.
Black wool exterior band and red wool crown with silvered aluminum crossing straps and few small holes on top of crown.
The insignia is a combination of silvered aluminum eagle and silver oak-leaf wreath and cockade in silver/aluminum wire threads and hand embroidered.
The interior is fully lined in black rayon.
Brown leather sweatband is poor condition shows heavy ware.
Larhe size is roughly size 57-58.
Hard to find original Cossack chat.

Very fine high quality example is made of a fine quality doeskin wool.
The cap has the classic high peak and rounded saddle shaped sides.
The cap has green piping, for Mountain Troop personnel.
The center band is in a dark green badge cloth with small hole on the back of hat.
The Officer's hand embroidered insignia of silver bullion with an early nickel/silver cockade with red felt bull’s eye.
The silver celleon Officer’s double chin cord is excellent, retained to the cap via two small silver finished pebbled aluminum buttons.
The black vulkanfibre visor.
The interior is fully lined in a light green-kaki rayon material.
Clear celleon rhomboid shaped shield indicates the maker was Max Lindner of Munich.
The original brown leather sweatband has been replace and hand stitch to the cap.
Sweatband stamped 1./n.a.45 I

The front center of the kepi has a first pattern national eagle and Prussian "Danziger" style skull and crossbones.
Kepi has a black leather chinstrap with central metal clip.
Kepi has a short black wool covered visor.
Interior crown lined in rust/tan oilcloth and original clear celluloid sweat diamond.
Lining under sweat diamond has includes manufacturer, "Peküro-Mützen".
Size inkstamped, "59".

Nice quality green wool material and dark green center band.
The gold piping has toned to a dark, dusky tone, it is simply gorgeous.
The gold bullion double chin cord has toned as well, and is firmly attached to the cap via a pair of gilt finished pebbled buttons.
Nice quality and very detailed metal insignia.
The black lacquer vulkanfibre visor is excellent with minor wear.
The interior is fully lined in a light gold rayon material.
The sweatband is in a light brown leather.
Ink stamp "Perkuro"
The cap is approximately a size 56-57
Hard to find nice quality in good condition general's visor hat.

HJ Landjahr (HJ Farm Organization) field cap.
Light tan cotton twill construction visor cap with green piped crown.
Front center of the cap has a first pattern stamped silver national eagle and on the centerband is an enameled HJ membership badge.
Brown leather chin strap is affixed to the cap via two small brown painted buttons.
The interior of the cap is fully lined in copper colored rayon and brown leather sweatband.
Cap is a very nice large size 58.
Very Good condition!

Nice quality, private purchase, visor cap with a field-grey doeskin wool body white wool to crown edge.
The dark green felt centerband is near excellent with white wool top and bottom edges of centerband.
The front center of the cap has a hand embroidered national eagle and oak-leaf wreath, both in silver/aluminum wire threads and attached three piece, national tri-color cockade.
Cap has a twisted silver/aluminum chin cord which is held in place by two silver pebbled buttons.
Glossy vulkanfibre visor.
The interior of the cap is fully lined in a golden yellow very clean rayon.
The interior crown lining has a clear celluloid sweat diamond and embossed black script. Maker marked Eugen Koch Ludwigsburg.
The interior also has a tan leather sweatband.
Cap is roughly size 55.
A great, quality made cap in near excellent condition!