A very early Heer visor cap for an officer of Infanterie-Regiment 17 based in Braunschweig. It comes with a Braunschweig skull attached between the eagle and wreath badge.
Branch: Infantry. White color piping
Insignia: Early tombak cap eagle, wreath badge and skull. All insignia show the same sort of patina.
Chin strap: textbook EM/NCO strap. Correct buttons period time attached.
Lining: Silk
Celluloid diamond: damaged
Maker's mark: Maker's logo and "Sonderklasse" marked
Sweat-band: Signs of wear. Stains. Period time attached name tag "Heinrich Plüger" serving with "..... 17.Inf.-Regt."
Early "resedagrün" cap band! Around 1934/35.
Some moth damage. A rare untouched cap!
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