Germany, Feuerschutzpolizei. An EM/NCO’s Visor Cap

(Feuerschutzpolizei Schirmmütze). A very well-preserved Feuerschutzpolizei EM/NCO’s visor cap, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap features reinforced side walls, fully lined on the exterior with a black doeskin wool cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with rose-pink wool piping, while an additional band of identical piping trims the outer edge of the crown. Dual ventilation holes are set into each side of the crown, all reinforced with blackened magnetic metal eyelets. Pinned onto the peak of the cap is a tri-colour cockade constructed of a non-ferrous metal outer rim with a red wool centrepiece, measuring 22 mm in diameter. Also pinned onto the centre of the cap band directly beneath the cockade is an additional aluminum Ordnungspolizei insignia, measuring 56 mm (w) x 46 mm (h). The cap band is flanked by blackened magnetic metal rivets, securing in place a black leatherette chinstrap which is adjusted with dual functional magnetic metal buckles. When not in use, the chinstrap rests upon a protruding vulcanfibre visor, finished in a matte black on the obverse and in a khaki-tan on the reverse. The interior of the cap band is fully lined with a light brown leather sweatband, perforated along the forehead with an array of ventilation holes, while the interior is also encompassed by a light brown oilcloth liner. The crown retains a fully-intact plastic rhomboid moisture guard, bearing a mark of “DEUTSCHE ARBEIT” (“GERMAN WORK”) and a size stamp of “57”. An additional embossed mark of “DEUTSCHES LEDER” (“GERMAN LEATHER”) is visible on the right side of the sweatband. The cap measures approximately 250 mm (w) x 255 mm (l) x 140 mm (h). Slight, age-appropriate material fatigue is evident, and includes a small patch of mothing to the outer rim of the crown near the reverse. The cap is in an overall near extremely fine condition.