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LOT 2135

Imperial German Naval Visor Cap

1914-1918 A.D.

10 5/8 in. (230 grams, 27 cm).

Wool cap with wide cap-band, wreath and cockade with Imperial crown at the front, leather sweatband, chin strap with gold anchor buttons. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

CONDITION

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LOT 2135

Imperial German Naval Visor Cap

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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