Germany, Heer. An Army Forestry Service Officer’s Visor Cap Hold Marks on the scabbard

Marks on the scabbard

The reverse identifies the owner as picture department of the central editorial staff “Bavarian Ostmark” in Bayreuth

" After being behind Cellar Farm nine hours

with very dark patina from age

in gilded bronze and blue

Germany, Heer. An Army Forestry Service Officer’s Visor Cap Hold Marks on the scabbard(Heeres Forst Dienst Schirmmtze). A well preserved Army Forest Service officers visor cap constructed of field grey wool twill with a forest green cap band. The cap is fully surrounded by bands of green piping around the crown, as well as at the top and bottom of the cap band. Pinned into the centre of the cap band is an insignia in the form of an aluminum oak leaf wreath around a tri coloured cockade, also constructed of aluminum with a red felt