Germany, Heer. A General Staff Officer’s Visor Cap certificate_of_authenticity maker marked 'BASTIAN BROS

maker marked 'BASTIAN BROS

with central folding creases in addition to soiling at all four corner

The obverse ricasso bears an etched maker's mark of "ЗИК" framed by a triangle (Златоустовский Инструментальный Комбинат = Zlatoust Tool Factory) above the manufacturing date "1954"

uppers in a fine silver-coloured bullion wire

with a thin strap sewn in place at the collar for hanging the coat upon a hook

Germany, Heer. A General Staff Officer’s Visor Cap certificate_of_authenticity maker marked 'BASTIAN BROS(Heer Schirmmtze fr Offiziere der Generalstabs). A well preserved Heer General Staff Officers visor cap, constructed of field grey wool with a pronounced whipcord weave. It features reinforced side walls which are lined on the exterior with a smooth dark green wool cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the band are trimmed with carmine piping, while an additional length of identical piping trips the outer edge of the crown. Pinned onto the peak