Gerard Auckram Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Hi I've recently purchased this Schirmmütze from an auction house on a wim. I can't find any pictures on the net that matches Cap colours. Can anyone help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I would say student cap...for the colors it looks like "oranje-blanje-bleu " this could have something to do with Holland or South Afrika... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Auckram Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thanks Stuka. Further information as follows. The colors are somewhat faded but looking at the underside are closer to orange white and light green. The manufacturer was a Jewish Tailor in Meschede Germany leaving Germany in 1934. The upper cockade is the German Reichskokarde and the lower is for the Prussian state. These are original to the cap as the interior lining is intact with an elaborate stitching pattern. Maybe for a Band member? State official? Rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Hello! To me it´s a student cap. The cap band is the so-called "Couleur", that show the different students fraternities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couleur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 It has a more solid form than the Students cap I think? But the band around it looks like those student bands... I think the cap can be anything from the baggage handler at Zwiebelsbruck station to the Musikverein in Busenstadt... with band and cockade added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Perhaps belonged to a Schuetze . To me is too big and stiff for a Student mutze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Auckram Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks guys. I’ve certainly learnt a lot about caps of the Germany through researching this cap. Not sure if I’m any closer to sorting what the cap is for as it has all the elements of the suggestions above. I let it sit for a few weeks then have another go at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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