Germany, Heer. An Administrative Gebirgsjäger Officer’s Visor Cap

(Heer Schirmmütze für Beamter der Gebirgsjäger). A well-preserved Heer Administrative Gebirgsjäger Officer’s visor cap, constructed of field-grey wool twill. The cap features reinforced side walls, fully lined on the exterior with a smooth dark green wool cap band. The cap band is trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with dark green piping, while an additional band of identical piping fully trims the outer edge of the crown. Pinned onto the peak of the cap is a silvered zink insignia consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. Measuring 60 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), the eagle retains both of its reverse attachment prongs. Directly underneath the eagle, the cap is pinned with a multi-piece silvered and gilded edelweiss, measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h). The centre of the cap band also features an additional insignia consisting of a non-magnetic metal tri-colour cockade with a red wool centrepiece, set within a silvered zink alloy oak leaf wreath, measuring 68 mm (w) x 42 mm (h). The cap band is flanked by pebbled magnetic metal rivets securing in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire, adjusted with dual sliding knots. The chinstrap rests upon a protruding vulcanfibre visor, finished in a matte black on the obverse and in a light brown on the reverse. A brown leather sweatband lines the inner edge of the side walls, while the interior is also fully encompassed by a beige rayon-blended liner. The crown of the liner retains a mostly intact transparent plastic moisture guard, which displays faint remnants of an illegible silvered maker’s mark. The cap measures 240 mm (w) x 255 mm (l) x 175 mm (h). Some issues consistent with age and field use are evident, and include small patches of fatigue and mothing to the outer wool and sweatband, in addition to loss of finish to the insignia. The cap is in an overall very fine condition.