Original German WWII Heer Feldgendarmerie or Recruiting Officer Peak Visor Cap by EREL (Double Marked) Royal Air Force Some markings are clear and

Some markings are clear and the brass hilt is undamaged

Ironically this M-1866/74/80 was superseded in 1886 with the introduction of the 8mm Lebel rifle

The mounts are all of brass and are more of a commercial flavor but by the 1730s regulation mounts for martial weapons had been introduced and standardized

000 rifles were made in all models from 1877 till Sharps Rifle Co

A resistance fighter was to recover the weapon

Original German WWII Heer Feldgendarmerie or Recruiting Officer Peak Visor Cap by EREL (Double Marked) Royal Air Force Some markings are clear andOriginal Item: Only One available. Beautiful early war Erel made visor cap for a Heer Feldgendarmerie or Recruiting officer. This is a wonderful used condition early war EREL Officer's Schirmmtze Visor Cap is fabricated in Army green gray wool, with wide dark green wool cap band, plus three rows of orange wool piping (a rare Waffenfarbe) around the circumference. The peak visor cap retains matching, early quality, silver aluminum hand embroidered