An Army (Heer) Signals Enlisted Man's/NCO's Visor Cap

This cap is in typical Heer (Army) green doeskin wool with a 43 mm forest green wool band and a traditional high peak with matching yellow piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band, indicating the branch to be Signals. It is decorated with a well-detailed eagle insignia on the peak in silvered aluminum, plus an open-ended wreath in silvered rolled bullion wire on the band below, interlaced with white threading giving definition to the wreath, surrounding a tri-colour cockade on the band, the cockade with a painted black base incorporating a silvered ring and red felt centre. Three-piece black leather chin strap rests upon the visor housing length adjustment buckles on either side, the straps slotted and wrapped around black-finished magnetic metal buttons on either side. The vulcanfibre visor has a smooth black pebbled-look upper and has a reddish-brown synthetic underside. The sweatband in brown leather, with a folded-up period newspaper entitled "Hannoversche Anzeiger" and dated June 7-8, 1941 under the sweatband at the front, acting as additional padding, with the ends of the sweatband meeting at the rear and are pinned together. The inside of the cap is lined in chocolate brown rayon, with the dome brandishing a diamond-shaped celluloid moisture shield, with its maker identification marks having worn off with time, the cap measuring 225 mm x 257 mm x 140 mm in height overall. The cap exhibits scattered mothing and wear spots on the exterior, with white residue permeating the silvered bullion on the wreath, the sweatband with tape repair on the left side near the front and displaying light soiling overall, with separation evident in the stitching where the sweatband butts the visor, extensive cracking and peeling in the moisture shield. As worn. (C:152)