November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/7/2018
Lot consists of: (A) Orts Level Political Officer's Cap, (B) Brown Political Undershirt with paper RZM tag, (C) Brown Tie, (D) Brown Political Pull-over Undershirt. (A) The Orts Level Political Visor is, overall, in excellent condition. The main upper body of the cap is made from a fine tricot wool which has a few small moth nips, as well as a few small specks of paint. The visor's band is covered in a high quality, brown velvet and shows no damage. The visor is trimmed with a blue piping, signifying the rank of "Ortsgruppenleiter". The piping is in very good condition, showing a few areas of moth damage. The bill of the visor is made of a covered pressed paper, with the exterior being finished in a brownish-red. The bill is in excellent condition with some minor chipping to the covering. The visor's insignia consists of a near mint gilded aluminum NSDAP cap eagle and a near mint gilded zinc cockade and wreath. The interior of the visor is near mint, and lined with a golden rayon that shows no signs of sweat staining. The brown pressed paper sweatband has wear on the edges and some other points. The rhomboid shaped celluloid sweat shield has cracked and lifted from the lining. Under the sweatband, a brown RZM label for "Tuchmutze" can be found stamped with the manufacturer's code and the cap's production number. (B) The Brown Political Undershirt with RZM tag is in near mint condition. The shirt is made of a fine cotton twill material dyed light brown. All stitching and buttons seem to be securely intact. A small paper RZM tag is stapled with a single small staple to the front of the shirt. The upper interior of the shirt is ink stamped with the maker's name and location "Knagge & Peitz - Munchen". (C) The Brown Tie is in near mint condition. It is made of a light tan cotton twill. There is no RZM tag observed in the lower interior of the tie. (D) The Brown Political Pull-over Shirt is in near mint condition. It is made of a light brown dyed cotton twill. All buttons are securely intact to the shirt and a maker's tag can be observed on the upper interior of the shirt.