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A excellent example of the Allgemeine-SS NCO peak visor cap
Price: On request
It has become increasingly difficult over the last few years to find good quality Allgemeine-SS visor caps complete with their original nickel-silver badges. This example of Allgemeine-SS NCO peak visor cap is absolutely text book throughout. The cap is in typical black gabardine wool with white piping and retains its nickel-silver plated M1936 badges. The typical standard quality orange waterflecked interior has the classic impressed golden Runes within the celluliod diamond, the RZM/SS marking to the visor,
and the RZM/SS linen label behind the sweatband. The cap looks as though it has rarely been worn and survives in close to mint condition.
A excellent example of a pre-1933 Allgemeine-SS NCO peak visor cap
Price: On request
A stunning example of an early pre-1933 Allgemeine-SS NCO peak visor cap. The cap is in typical black gabardine wool with white piping and retains its nickel-silver plated M1929 eagle and jawless skull badges, along with centre split black leather chinstrap. The interior has the standard quality orange waterflecked interior along with a full celluliod diamond bearing a silver blocked 'Pekuro' makers name and logo. The cap shows just light use to the interior, and the leather visor has
just light age crazing. Overall the cap survives in close to mint condition.
NSDAP Wartime period Reichsleitung level peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A stunning example of wartime Reichsleitung visor cap, with tan brown wool gabardine top, brown velvet capband and yellow piping. The cap retains beautiful quality gold plated eagle/swastika and oakleaves with enamel swastika cockade, along with golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a beige silk with the full celluliod diamond intact and light brown leather sweatband. The linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. This cap has the most beautiful shape and has survived in mint condition free
from moth or damage.
NSDAP pre-1939 period Reichsleitung level peak visor cap
Price: £2,250
An excellent example of the pre-1939 Reichsleitung visor cap, with tan brown wool gabardine top, brown velvet capband and yellow piping. The cap retains the early to mid-1930s type eagle/swastika, along with enamel swastika cockade and golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a beige silk with the full celluliod diamond intact and light brown leather sweatband. The large white linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. This cap has the most beautiful shape and has survived in
mint condition free
from moth or damage.
Extremely rare NSDAP Ordensburg peak visor cap
Price: £2,450
An excellent example of this particularly hard to find visor cap for Ordensburg personnel. Manufactured with the typical olive brown wool doeskin top, brown velvet capband and yellow piping, the cap retains the gold eagle/swastika, along with enamel swastika cockade and golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a beige silk with light brown leather sweatband. The lining has a silver blocked 'Aachen' makers name and address, along with the original owner's name and size
stamp. The fact that the cap was made in the city of Aachen leads us to believe the original owner of the cap was at Ordensburg Vogelsang. The cap was obtained as war booty at the end of the war, and transported back to the USA. It was acquired by Dr Mark Griffith (Ref: Collector's Guides to Adolf Hitler Memorabilia) before being sold on to ULRIC of ENGLAND. A rare opportunity to acquire a rare and interesting political visor cap.
An extremely rare NSDAP Wartime period Justice Officials peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
A near mint condition example of wartime Justice Officials visor cap, with tan brown wool gabardine top, brown velvet capband and special dark blue piping. The cap retains beautiful quality gold plated eagle/swastika and oakleaves with enamel swastika cockade, along with golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a light beige water silk with full celluliod diamond intact and tan ersatz leather sweatband. The linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. This cap has a superb
shape and has survived in near mint condition free from moth or damage.
Please note that the light blue piping of Ortsgruppen is completely different to the dark blue used by the Justice Officials. Very few NSDAP Justice Officials caps are known to exist in collections today.
NSDAP Wartime period Gauleitung level peak visor cap
Price: £1850 - $3700
A mint condition example of wartime Gauleitung visor cap, with tan brown wool gabardine top, brown velvet capband and red piping. The cap retains beautiful quality gold plated eagle/swastika and oakleaves with enamel swastika cockade, along with golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a beige silk with celluliod diamond intact and brown leather sweatband. The linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. This cap has a superb shape and has survived in mint condition free from moth or damage.
NSDAP Wartime period Kreisleitung level peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
An excellent example of wartime Kreisleitung peak visor cap, with tan brown wool gabardine top, brown velvet capband and white piping. The cap retains beautiful quality gold plated eagle/swastika and oakleaves with enamel swastika cockade, along with golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a fine tan silk with a full celluliod diamond bearing an elaborate silver blocked makers name and logo, along with a light tan leather sweatband. The linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. The cap has a superb shape and has survived in excellent condition. The interior shows some light use and sweat staining, but the exterior remains free from moth or damage. The original owner's name tag is still inserted to the celluliod diamond, possibly allowing further research.
NSDAP Wartime period Ortsgruppen level peak visor cap
Price: £975 - $1800
A mint condition example of wartime Ortsgruppen visor cap, with tan brown wool trikot top, brown velvet capband and blue piping. The cap retains beautiful quality gold plated eagle/swastika and oakleaves with enamel swastika cockade, along with golden bullion capcords. Interior is in a tan silk with full celluliod diamond intact and tan ersatz leather sweatband. The linen RZM stores label is still retained behind the sweatband. This cap has a superb shape and has survived in mint condition free from moth or damage.
Scarce NSDAP Ordensburg forage cap
Price: £975
A mint condition example of this forage cap for Ordensburg personnel. Manufactured with the typical olive brown wool doeskin , the cap retains the silvered eagle/swastika button to the front, along with woven 'flatwire' silver eagle/swastika on tan triangle to the side. Interior is in a beige silk cotton with the full RZM linen label machined to the top. Impossible to find a better example of this particular cap.
An extremely rare and sought after 'Triple-Erel' TeNo Officers peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
It is rare indeed to find any surviving 'Triple-Erel' caps, let alone an example for TeNo officers. This cap looks as though it has never been worn and has storage age only. Manufactured in the finest dark blue doeskin with a black velvet capband and silver piping, the cap retains a silver metal TeNo eagle/TN/swastika, along with a silver bullion laurel leaves with ventilated cockade. Interior is in golden silk with full celluliod diamond bearing the silver blocked TeNo designation and Erel logo. Still retained is the printed card attached to the lower portion of the diamond, which outlines the wonderful quality of the special Erel characteristics. In keeping with the 'Triple-Erel' designation, this cap has the full Erel silver blocking to the ventilated sweatband. Breathtaking condition and perfect for the most discerning collector.
An outstanding example of the OR/NCO NSFK kepi by Clements Wagner
Price: SOLD
Without a doubt this is the best example of OR/NCO NSFK kepi that one could possibly find. Finished in finest blue gabardine and piped in yellow, the kepi retains its correct upturned winged eagle/swastika and silver pebbled button, along with black leather chinstrap. The interior is in beige silk and retains a full celluliod diamond with gold blocked Clements Wagner makers name and logo. The interior is finished with a beige leather sweatband ventilated to the front. The entire kepi has survived in stunning condition with a perfect rigid shape. Ex-David Littlejohn collection.
A rare example of the original DLV (Deutsche LuftsportsVerbände) peak visor cap manufactured by the prestigious Berlin company Erel
Price: SOLD
A beautiful example of the DLV cap manufactured by Erel and sold via Robert Lubstein. The cap is finished in the typical blue-grey doeskin with black mohair capband. Insignia consists of the M1929 eagle/swastika along with the DLV winged oakleaves and cockade. The interior is in golden beige watered silk with the full celluloid diamond bearing silver blocked distributors name and address. Cap retains the fine leather ventilated sweatband, which bears the name of the original owner. Virtually mint condition inside
and out, with just lightest use being shown to the sweatband.
Extremely rare Hitler Youth Flieger Officers peak visor cap
Price: £ 2,250
Typical field blue gabardine top with black velvet capband and silver aluminium piping. The cap retains the M1936 version aluminium eagle/swastika, along with enamel HJ diamond and silver aluminium capcords. The interior is in grey cotton with a full celluliod diamond bearing black blocked makers name and address. The cap shows some light use overall, primarily to the interior, and age crazing to the peak visor. Ex-Harry Hinds collection.
Rare Hitler Youth peak visor cap 'first issue' circ: 1930
Price: £ 875
Tan brown trikot material cap complete with the rare 'rising swastika' enamel cap badge and the brown leather chinstrap. Interior has a typical orange cotton lining with remains of a silver blocked makers name and logo. Good used cap with character. Extremely rare to find this 'first issue' cap.
Hitler Youth peak visor cap 'second issue' circ: 1930s for Oberbann Nr.3
Price: SOLD
Tan brown trikot material cap along with yellow Oberbann piping. Cap retains the silver M1929 style eagle/swastika and the HJ enamel diamond along with the brown leather chinstrap. Interior has a light beige lining and still retains the full early style white linen RZM label. The original owner's initials and his unit have been inked into the lining. Good used cap with character.
Hitler Youth winter issue ski cap
Price: £475
A particularly nice example of the HJ winter ski cap finished in a high quality dark blue doeskin material. The cap retains its unique front buckle fastener along with the BeVo HJ diamond. Interior is in a tan cotton. The exterior of the cap is in excellent condition, the tan cotton lining shows evidence of use.
A rare and superb example of SA-Standartenführer kepi for Gruppe Thüringen
Price:SOLD
Finished in high quality brown wool doeskin, and with a beautiful apple green doeskin gruppe colour band, the kepi retains its silver aluminium ranking braids and pipings. The kepi is completed with the M1936 silver aluminium eagle/swastika and the silver button, along with the brown leather chinstrap. The interior has tan brown sides and contrasting darker brown roof, along with a full celluloid diamond, which still retains the original size label. The RZM brown linen label is still affixed behind the sweatband. The entire kepi has survived in mint pristine condition, has a good later pattern rigid shape, and is free from any moth and damage. Ex-Len Champion collection(Since Champion's recent death, this kepi along with many other items of headwear have been acquired indirectly from the estate).
A good scarce example of an early SA Pommern NCO's kepi
Price: SOLD
Always rare to find is the Pommern Gruppe kepi with the apple green colour band. This particular example is an early 'crusher' style kepi often attributed to the 'years of Struggle' as it could easily be folded and tucked away out of sight, if this was the prudent thing to do. Finished in typical SA brown cotton material and with the apple green wool colour band, the kepi retains black/white piping for NCO, along with the M1929 eagle/swastika and gilt button. The interior has a plain grey cotton lining with a brown leather sweatband. This kepi was originally acquired by author David Littlejohn from SA specialist, Andrew Walker, during the 1970s, and featured within his Osprey book on the SA. The kepi was traded with ULRIC of ENGLAND in the early 1980s and sold to headwear specialist, Len Champion. Since Champion's recent death, this kepi along with many other items of headwear have been acquired indirectly from the estate. The kepi is photographed in colour within Bender's Headwear of Hitler's Germany Volume 3, page 563
An extremely rare example of an SA Feldjägerkorps kepi
Price: SOLD
Only lasting two years between 1933 and 1935, the Feldjägerkorps kepi is undoubtedly the example missing from most SA headwear collections. This example has survived in excellent moth free condition and is made in the typical heavier wool gabardine material, with the white doeskin gruppe designating colourband. The kepi retains the early M1929 silvered eagle/swastika and the frosted gilt Prussian starburst emblem, along with a fine brown leather chinstrap. The interior has the usual orange waterproofed roof witha
celluliod diamond still intact. The large white linen RZM label is machine sewn into the wool of the kepi and is still in clean condition
An rare SA OR/NCO kepi for members of the SA Gruppe Warthe
Price: £1250
One of the rarest colour bands to find on a kepi is the cornflower blue utlised by warthe (silver button). The tan cloth kepi bears the cornflower blue wool / doeskin gruppe colour band, along with its M1936 model eagle/swastika, silver button and brown chinstrap. Interior bears the typical orange cotton lining with brown ersatz leather sweatband. The kepi retains the linen SA Dienstmutze RZM label behind the sweatband. The kepi survives in excellent condition, free from moth or damage, apart from typical
light use to the interior.
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An extremely rare private purchase example of SA OR/NCO kepi for members of the SA Headquarters Staff
Price: SOLD
One of the rarest colour bands to find on an OR/NCO kepi. Red wool colour band and tan cloth kepi bearing its original M1929 style eagle/swastika along with a silver button and brown chinstrap. Interior bears a full silver blocked logo with makers name and address on typical orange waterflecked material. Entire kepi has survived in close to mint condition and represents a colour band normally missing from SA kepi collections. Ex-Len Champion collection.
SA Gruppe Hochland kepi
Price: SOLD
Manufactured in brown cotton and with a light blue wool colour band. The kepi retains the M1929 silver eagle/swastika along with silver button. The interior is in orange waterflecked material and bears various ink stamps including a large 'KZ' stamp (is it possible 'KZ' stands for Konzentrationslager, since many SA men were initially employed at Dachau). Overall very good to excellent condition.
A scarce SA Gruppe Franken kepi
Price: SOLD
Finished in brown cotton material with yellow wool gruppe colour band. The kepi retains the M1936 silver aluminium eagle/swastika along with the gilt button. Interior is in the orange waterflecked material and has the earlier large size white RZM linen label machined into the roof along with ink stampings. The kepi shows light use to the interior and the exterior has survived in excellent condition. Ex-Len Champion collection.
SA Gruppe Tannenburg kepi
Price: SOLD
A scarce kepi for Gruppe Tannenburg, manufactured in brown cotton and with a dark wine red wool colour band. The kepi retains the M1936 eagle/swastika in silver aluminium and a gilt button. The interior is in orange waterflecked material and bears a full celluliod diamond to the centre. Overall very good to excellent condition. Ex-Len Champion collection.
An SA Gruppe Weichsel kepi
Price: SOLD
A near mint example of the SA kepi for Gruppe Weichsel. Manufactured in brown cotton material and with a steel grey/blue wool colour band, the kepi retains an M1936 silver aluminium eagle/swastika along with a silver button. The interior has an orange cotton lining and a later brown linen RZM label. Ex-Len Champion collection.
A rare example of an early SA OR/NCO kepi for members of the SA Gruppe Berlin-Brandenburg
Price: SOLD
A scarce gruppe colour band to find. Black wool colour band and tan cloth kepi bearing its original M1929 style eagle/swastika along with a silver button and brown chinstrap. Interior bears a typical orange waterflecked material. Entire kepi has survived in good condition with just light scuffing and wear showing towards the rear. Interior shows light use.
A rare example of the NSKK Marine peak visor cap
Price: £1750
This rare example of the NSKK Marine peak visor cap has the typical dark blue wool top with black mohair capband. The cap retains the gilt metal scrolled NSKK Marine eagle/swastika badge, and the special golden bullion oakleaves/anchors wreath with central bullion swastika cockade. The cap is complete with the standard NSKK style black leather split-centre chinstrap, but with gilt anchor buttons. Rather than the usual blue silk lining of the Kriegsmarine caps, this has the
typical 'political' style lining in orange cotton with a plain
celluliod diamond. The cap shows some light use, especially to the interior, where the beige leather sweatband has splits in various places.
An extremely rare example of the first issue NSKK helmet with static swastika
Price: SOLD
Excellent example of the first issue NSKK helmet bearing the static swastika with silvered eagle. The helmet survives in fine condition with the black leather back flap and ear flaps in supple condition. Interior leather lining has the original drawstring and is marked to the 15th Company of Motorstandarte 79.
A superb 'double-Erel' manufactured NSKK helmet
Price: SOLD
Beautifull example of the scrolled NSKK type helmet manufactured by Erel and bearing the full silver blocked logo to both sides of the leather lining. The helmet shows virtually no use and is in near mint condition.
A good early quality DAF 'Deutsche Arbeits Front' peak visor cap
Price: £375
Fine dark blue wool doeskin top with a black mohair capband incorporating woven oakleaves in highlight. The cap retains the fine DAF woven swastika cogwheel insignia to the front, along with the black leather chinstrap. The interior is in the typical blue silk, with the full celluliod diamond bearing the impressive golden impressed swastika cogwheel logo. Behind the good leather sweatband is the full linen RZM / DAF stores label. The cap is of good early period manufacture, and survives in close to mint condition.
A scarce 'Soldatenbund' peak visor cap
Price: SOLD
Fine dark blue wool doeskin top with a black mohair capband and pink piping, insignia includes the special 'Soldatenbund' eagle/Iron Cross/swastika and the oak leaves with central cockade both finished in a high quality silver wash. Interior is in orange waterproofed cotton with a full celluloid diamond, impressed behind the celluloid diamond is a silver 'Soldatenbund' eagle/Iron Cross/swastika along with the wording 'Die vorschriftsmässige Mütze des Soldatenbundes Ges.Gesch. Stirndruckfrei Deutsches Reichspatent. The original owner's name tag is still within the diamond and bears the name 'E.Nahn', also attached to the brown leather sweatband are two metal aluminium initial tags, 'E.N'. The entire cap is in near mint condition and is a very unusual visor cap to encounter from the Third Reich period.