Germany, Luftwaffe. An Owner-Attributed Officer’s Visor Cap

(Luftwaffe Schirmmütze für Offiziere). An owner-attributed Luftwaffe Officer’s cap, constructed of dark grey whipcord wool. It features reinforced sidewalls, fully lined on the exterior with a black ribbed mohair cap band, trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with silver aluminum wire piping. An additional band of identical piping lines the outer edge of the crown. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia consisting of a dark grey wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 58 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). Affixed to the cap band directly beneath the eagle is a second insignia consisting of a black wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire oak leaf wreath, set around a tricolour cockade and within stylized wings. The cap band insignia measures 135 mm (w) x 45 mm (h). It is flanked on each side by pebbled magnetic metal buttons securing in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire. The chinstrap is adjusted with dual sliding knots of identical construction. It rests upon a protruding vulcanfibre visor, the exterior of which is overlaid by a matte black leatherette liner. A brown leather sweatband lines the interior of the cap band, measuring 45 mm in width and perforated with an array of ventilation holes along the forehead. The interior is also fully encompassed by a beige rayon liner, with the crown retaining a transparent plastic moisture guard. The former is maker marked “MARKE STANDARD” and “EXTRA KLASSE”, indicating that the cap is a high-quality, privately-purchased example. Notably, a paper label is inserted into the guard and bears owner information reading “REG. RET. A. KR. ALFONS VOGL, LUFTGAUKOMMANDO XII/XIII, NÜRNBERG, SCHAFHOFSTR. 25”, along with a size mark of “56”. The cap measures approximately 245 mm (w) x 255 mm (l) x 175 mm (h). Issues consistent with age and field use are evident, and include some material fatigue of the wool, vulcanfibre, and silver aluminum wire elements, with deterioration of the interior liner and sweatband indicative of wear. This rare, owner-attributed cap is in an overall very fine condition.