Kyffhäuserbund: Hat or sleeve badge - help please!

[Troy Tempest]

Another item I bought off our classifieds is this badge, can anyone give me the correct German name for it please? I like my collection records to be accurate It was listed as a hat badge, is this correct, or could it also have been a sleeve badge? Also, any idea of the vintage? Thanks again gents!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Troy, a part of the cap insignia:

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/cloth...nd-visor-2294/

I would simply call it a cap badge: Mützenabzeichen

Cheers, Ade.

[Troy Tempest]

Hi Ade, I know nothing about hats, I've never owned one, but now I've found a Kyffhäuser hat on our classifieds. I've asked the seller if he still has it, so I can put my newly acquired abzeichen on it, but can you tell me why the hat in post #1 in the thread you gave me the link for stands more 'upright' if that's the word, compared to the one for sale please? Is the one in the linked thread an officers hat? Is that why it has the gold wreath surrounding the badge? Is the one for sale for other ranks?

Cap Kyffhauser veterans VGC - Militaria Collectibles buy - sell at War Relics

[Adrian Stevenson]

Re -read the thread I put a link to. The answer is there.

Cheers, Ade

[wood]

Troy,

The badge you have is only 1 part of the cap insignia, you need the gold wreath to go with it, or you could use a standard silver army wreath & cockade, which replaced this type later on in the life of the Kyffhäuserbund. The gold wreath has two locator slots to fit the tabs on the back of your badge to hold both to the cap.
Pete

[spandau]

Hi

Ade is spot on to direct you that link. Any other questions feel free to Pm me and I'll try to answer them.

I have a few caps and a lot of insignia for the vets.

cheers

tony