Cap, M1935 Service Dress Schirmmutze: Officer's, Artillery (SW35)

cap Service dress peaked cap (schirmmutze) of 'saddle form' shape made of field grey cloth with a black fibre peak and silver wire cords. The cap is piped around the crown and both edges of the dark green band in red (artillery) piping and has an alloy eagle and wire embroidered oakleaves. The crown is of stiffened appearance, having its wire frame in place.

Worn by commissioned officers and appointed officials of corresponding rank, the schirmmutze was the uniform headdress for all forms of dress excluding field dress (except Generals) and parade dress (unless not actually on parade but present in another capacity). Pre-war officers could purchase as many caps as they wished, but from the outset of the war were limited to two. Regulation items were purchased using the officer's clothing allowance or at his own expense from specialist suppliers. Basic officer caps were made of tricot material and others of progressively finer quality depending on the expense and choice of the wearer. The quality of the cloth, colour shade, shape and insignia were dependant on these factors and it is not unknown for officers to mix insignia of both pressed alloy an embroidered wire on the same cap. The branch of service of the man was defined by the colour of piping and some some formations (3) used additional 'tradition' badges fixed to the cap beneath the eagle, perpetuating the links with the old Imperial Army. The Gebirgsjaeger (mountain troops) wore an edelweiss and Chaplains a Gothic Cross. Whilst General's caps were piped with gold wire with matching gold cords, their badges were originally the same as of other officers, however from January 1943 all badges whether of metal or wire were of gold finish.

Worn by commissioned officers and appointed officials of corresponding rank, the schirmmutze was the uniform headdress for all forms of dress excluding field dress (except Generals) and parade dress (unless not actually on parade but present in another capacity). Pre-war officers could purchase as many caps as they wished, but from the outset of the war were limited to two. Regulation items were purchased using the officer's clothing allowance or at his own expense from specialist suppliers. Basic officer caps were made of tricot material and others of progressively finer quality depending on the expense and choice of the wearer. The quality of the cloth, colour shade, shape and insignia were dependant on these factors and it is not unknown for officers to mix insignia of both pressed alloy an embroidered wire on the same cap. The branch of service of the man was defined by the colour of piping and some some formations (3) used additional 'tradition' badges fixed to the cap beneath the eagle, perpetuating the links with the old Imperial Army. The Gebirgsjaeger (mountain troops) wore an edelweiss and Chaplains a Gothic Cross. Whilst General's caps were piped with gold wire with matching gold cords, their badges were originally the same as of other officers, however from January 1943 all badges whether of metal or wire were of gold finish.

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