Officer's Kriegsmarine Visor Cap Eagle Wreath and Cockade

(Schirmmutze Adler, Eichenlaubkranz und Korkade)

Visor caps were a standard item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individuals rank. Officer and senior NCO ranks could purchase their caps from the army clothing depots but were also permitted to wear privately purchased visor caps of higher quality. The Kriegsmarine adopted wear of the new national eagle on the front of the headgear and the right breast of the uniform on March 24th 1934. Originally Kriegsmarine personnel wore the Weimar Reichsheer pattern oak-leaf wreath and cockade until a new more detailed pattern wreath and cockade were introduced in March 1935. The insignia consists of a separate national eagle and a wreathed cockade. Nice quality hand embroidered national eagle in gilt wire threads with navy blue accent threads on a cut-out navy blue wool base.
the wreathed cockade is die struck gilt metal with separate red grey and black centre cockade. both in excellent condition for age.

Code: 24235