{"product_id":"wwii-german-heer-nco-s-gabardine-visor-cap","title":"WWII German Heer NCO’s Gabardine Visor Cap","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal World War Two German Heer Non-Commissioned Officer’s (NCO) Gabardine Visor Cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisor caps were a standard item for all personnel during the Third Reich period. Regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individual’s rank. Officers and certain senior non-commissioned officer ranks were responsible for purchasing their own caps and, as a result, were allotted a clothing allowance through the army’s Kleiderkasse (Clothing Account) system. Officers and certain senior non-commissioned officers could choose to purchase their caps from the armed forces’ clothing depots or privately purchase visor caps of higher quality. Although enlisted personnel were issued their caps from government supplies, they were also permitted to purchase privately tailored caps, although the price may have been restrictive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, the insignia worn on the visor caps consisted of the Weimar Republic’s Wehrmacht pattern oak-leaf wreath and cockade, along with a blackened leather chinstrap for all ranks. In February 1927, new chin cords for Officer ranks were introduced, with silver cords for the ranks of Leutnant to Oberst and gilt cords for the ranks of Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall. On March 14, 1933, the Reichswehr’s oval black, red, and gold cockade was replaced with a circular cockade in black, white, and red. On February 17, 1934, the Third Reich pattern national eagle for the army was officially introduced for wear on the visor cap. In March 1935, a new, more detailed pattern wreath and cockade, along with a second, larger pattern national eagle, were also introduced for wear. In late 1935, regulations altered the Reichswehr era field-grey colored centerband to a dark blue\/green coloration, which was utilized until the end of the war. Further regulations of February 26, 1936, also permitted senior non-commissioned officers who were Officer Candidates to wear the Officers’ twisted silver\/aluminum chin cord on their visor caps, as opposed to the standard EM\/NCO’s leather chinstrap. The various branches of the military were assigned a distinctive identifying waffenfarbe (Branch of Service Color).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelluloid diamond inside although maker mark is no longer present. Size 55 stamp present underneath celluloid. Leather liner repair stitches to hold in place, likely post war done by a collector. Overall a decent example of an infantry NCO visor cap! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expedition Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51479797203222,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/3510\/4278\/files\/7249B2DA-6D60-4570-AE38-801DD12B70F8.jpg?v=1782592840","url":"https:\/\/expeditionantiques.com\/products\/wwii-german-heer-nco-s-gabardine-visor-cap","provider":"Expedition Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}