Odd Infantry Officers Cap

[Douglas]

I am looking at this enlisted mans cap in consideration of trading for it but it seems different from other caps I have looked at with its aluminum wreath and stitched cockade. Could it be an original cap with the wreath, cockade and eagle replaced?

[RTH]

Evening Douglas,
I'm afraid I can't comment on originality, but here are some pictures of my example to compare against.

P.S. I do apologise for the random picture of a red-legged partridge and a miscellaneous tunic, I was uploading the photos without the ability to see what I was doing.









MT
RTH

[GlennAgain]

Such Non-Regulation Cap Insignia Combinations are not unusual...

[MAP]

As an FYI....this is an enlisted mans visor. Not officers.

[MAP]

P.S. I do apologise for the random picture of a red-legged partridge .......

Well....all we needed is a Pear Tree and it would fit in with the season........

[Neil Hever]

This is an original Schirmmuetze. Nice early date too. The replaced cockade is quite unusual and I agree with Glenn - not unknown to mix insignia. Sometimes you also encounter cloth Adler sewn to the peak instead of metal insignia. I like it. Neil

[ErWeSa]

I am with Neil. Nice shape displaying one of the higher crowns. Some loose stitches in the lining which could be easily fixed.

[ErWeSa]

It has taken me more than an hour to find out who the maker was, but finally I succeeded. The maker located in München, Goethestr. 34, was Bayerische Mützenfabrik Wilhelm Schreiber.



That is what there is today: Immobilien in Munchen - ZIMA

[Douglas]

Thank you all for your comments!
Thank you for the great info on the maker too ErWeSa!
I traded for it and adding it to my collecting.

[Geb]

I know this is an old thread but did any one notice the different colored visor undersides in the photos .. Is that of the same cap ?