Gordon Williamson Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Latest addition to my Feldgendarmerie stuff.A nice Sattelform cap by Clemens Wagner with bullion insignia.
nesredep Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 Hello!GordonThis Cap is in Amazing condition.Congrats and thanks for showing.I have never seen this colour before ( Feldgendarmerie ). All the bestNesredep.
DonC Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 It could also be for recruiting - either way, excellent cap! Don Hello! Gordon This Cap is in Amazing condition.Congrats and thanks for showing.I have never seen this colour before ( Feldgendarmerie ). All the best Nesredep.
Gordon Williamson Posted August 10, 2009 Author Posted August 10, 2009 It could also be for recruiting - either way, excellent cap! Don Possible, but unlikely I think as I'd guess this is a wartime rather than prewar cap and Recruiting changed from Orange to White in 1939. It could however possibly be corps of Engineers which went to Orange from 39 to 42. Given that Feldgendarmerie was Orange all the way through, its still the most likely, statistically. I take the point though. I think we all tend to assume the colour relates to the branch we are most interested in. When was the last time anyone listed a pink piped cap as for staff of a Tire Depot, Motor Park, or Motor Testing unit. No they are all Panzer Its a natural instinct to assume what we pick up is for the best possible unit with that colour. :cheers:
DonC Posted August 12, 2009 Posted August 12, 2009 Very true! As I have a lid-less Recruititng Waffenrock, I shall continue to think of it as Recruititng! Don
Gordon Williamson Posted August 12, 2009 Author Posted August 12, 2009 Weitze has a rather nice early orange piped visor, pre-the formation of Feldgendarmerie so it has to be Recruiting. Make a nice match for your Waffenrock, but price is very high though !
bob wirtz Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Orange in the Waffen-SS was Recruiting, Feldgendarmerie and Technical Services. This was after the reorganization of April 1942 (effective June 1942). I'm thinking though that orange was the same before and after the reorganization. Bob
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