This item is a toy accessory designed to be an officer’s cap for a LEGO minifigure. It is a detailed replica of a German Waffen-SS Officer’s Visor Cap from the World War II era. The German model name for this type of cap is Schirmmütze.
The cap has several specific and historically accurate features that identify it as belonging to an officer from a Waffen-SS Infantry or Panzergrenadier (mechanized infantry) Division:
- The main body of the cap is field grey (feldgrau), which was the standard color for German combat uniforms.
- The insignia is specific to the SS: the eagle on the crown is the SS-style eagle, and the emblem on the cap band is the Totenkopf (skull and crossbones).
- The white piping (Waffenfarbe or “corps color”) around the cap’s crown and band is very significant. In the Waffen-SS, white was the color that designated a soldier as belonging to the Infantry or Panzergrenadier branch.
- The silver chin cords braided above the visor also denote an officer’s rank.
This is a very specific and detailed accessory, perfect for creating a minifigure of a Waffen-SS infantry officer from World War II.
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