Lot 2445
A visor cap for Luftwaffe generals
German Historical Collectibles from 1919 onwards | A83r | Live auction | 608 Lots
Description
Wartime version of fine Luftwaffe blue gabardine with black mohair cap band, gold cello piping and visor lacquered in black. Pale-green silk lining with celluloid trapezoid, the maker’s mark of Erel no longer visible. The leather sweatband backed with fine felt on the obverse and embossed with (tr.) "Erel forehead protection patent" on the side. Cello insignia embroidered in yellow and stitched through the lining, the embroidered cockade with the ventilation mesh characteristic of Erel.Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?