Lot 56
Imperial German WWI Soldier's Einheits Feldmütze
Opening: $50
Imperial German WWI Soldier's Einheits Feldmütze
Field gray wool issue Einheits Feldmütze has gray green abzeichentuch (insignia cloth) band and piping, obverse has incorrect (cast lead?) Reichs and state cockades. Interior has a very faint, illegible maker stamp and an 8th Corps bekleidungsamt issue stamp. Exterior has several areas of moderate mothing on the top of the crown and on the back. Interior white cotton lining shows heavy stains and soil. Though introduced late in the war, these universal service caps saw plenty of use, but are not commonly found on the collector's market.
The German 8th Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) recruited primarily from the Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz) of Prussia and the Principality of Birkenfeld, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, both before and during the Great War.
$100 - $200