Germany, Heer. An Army Panzer Officer’s Visor Cap, by Erel

(Heer Panzer Dienstmütze). This is an extremely well-preserved Heer (Army) Panzer officer’s visor cap, constructed of a smooth field-grey wool exterior. The crown of the cap is fully lined with a band of rose-pink piping, with two additional bands located at both the top and bottom of the cap band. The band itself is constructed of forest-green doeskin wool and surrounded the circumference of the cap, completing with a flush seam at the rear. The band is flanked by pebbled, silvered aluminum buttons which hold in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire, neatly knotted at each end and resting upon the visor, itself constructed of lacquered vulcanfibre with a black obverse and light-brown reverse. Pinned into the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, constructed of aluminum and measuring 65 mm (w) x 28 mm (h). Pinned into the cap band directly underneath the eagle is a magnetic metal tri-colour cockade, 22 mm in diameter, surrounded by a second pattern aluminum wreath, measuring 65 mm (w) x 45 mm (h). The interior bears a 50 mm-wide tan-coloured leather sweatband, securely held in place by a row of machine stitching, with an arrangement of perforated ventilation holes at the forehead region. The interior features a complete golden-yellow rayon liner with a silky texture, into which is stitched a rhomboid transparent plastic moisture guard. The sweatband bears a maker’s mark in the form of three blackened aluminum initials reading “Dr”, “F”, and “R”. The sweatband also has a silver embossed inscription of “‘Erel’ Stirnschutz D.R.G.M.” and a size tag of “55”. The moisture guard bears an additional label describing the cap’s ventilation features, with an additional silver embossed inscription of “SONDERKLASSE” (“SPECIAL CLASS”) on the liner. The cap measures approximately 245 mm (w) x 258 mm (l) x 160 mm (h). Minor material fatigue to the interior labeling is evident, however the cap otherwise presents free of evident faults and is in an extremely fine condition.