Swiss or german/austrian visor cap?

**levaid** · 10-11-2016, 01:51 PM

Hello Guys!

I bought this cap today. The cocade and the badge shows swiss qualities, but inside it exactly looks like a WWII german cap (visor is light brown and the liner band is leather). The manufacturer is Litto-Kappe Wien. Anyway I didn't find any swiss visor caps on the internet. Did they made visors at all? What do you think?

Thank you!

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-11-2016 01:51 PM

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**stonemint** · 10-11-2016, 03:26 PM

Cap is Austrian--probably from the 1950s, however, I cannot tell you what organisation it was for.

**levaid** · 10-11-2016, 03:51 PM

Thank you! I hope somebody can identify the organization! : - )

**HPL2008** · 10-11-2016, 04:32 PM

I can tell you that the red shield with the cross used on both badges is the coat-of-arms for Vienna. The manufacturer is from Vienna, too.

**levaid** · 10-11-2016, 04:35 PM

Thank you! So I think it's sure that the cap is post war.....

**ErWeSa** · 10-11-2016, 06:51 PM

Hello levaid,
this is a Viennese firefighter's cap (Berufsfeuerwehr Wien). The Litto Logo is quite ancient, as is the cap's shape (saddle shaped, not the typical Austrian saucer shape) so I suppose very early 50ies or late 40ies.
Here is the modern version (unfortunately Litto no longer exists, they must have closed down several years ago already): https://www.raritaeten-shop.com/Samm...sol27lfhg4tk54

**levaid** · 10-11-2016, 07:15 PM

Big thanks! Great! I think it's a rare piece!

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-12-2016, 12:05 AM

by ErWeSa

Hello levaid,
this is a Viennese firefighter's cap (Berufsfeuerwehr Wien). The Litto Logo is quite ancient, as is the cap's shape (saddle shaped, not the typical Austrian saucer shape) so I suppose very early 50ies or late 40ies.
Here is the modern version (unfortunately Litto no longer exists, they must have closed down several years ago already): https://www.raritaeten-shop.com/Samm...sol27lfhg4tk54

Bravo, Wolfgang!

You can find in the Bundesheer of today caps with a surprising Wehrmachtschnitt to them, but they are few and far between.

PS. The elderly gentleman is an authentic citizen of Vienna and the young woman is a Pfieke, but she has become a citizen of the great metropole all the same.

**Friedrich-Berthold** · 10-12-2016, 12:29 AM

Siehe da. The award of the sabre in Theresianische Militaerakademie/ Wiener Neustadt!

**Ostm63** · 10-12-2016, 04:45 PM

Some more interesting Information to the Kaserne (Burg) in Wr. Neustadt .. Gfm Rommel was also there for some time

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theres...C3%A4rakademie