GERMAN WW2 HEER ARMY INFANTRY OFFICER VISOR CRUSHER CAP

This Heer Infantry OFFICER/NCO's crusher cap comes with a metal heer eagle, metal wreath and cockade and a silver chin cord.

Inside prominently displayed is the maker mark of the prestigious firm of Robert Lubstein, also the manufacturer of Erel visor caps. Lubstein used his own name and personal logo on certain caps.

The inside of the cap is lined in a copper-colored nylon, with the dome brandishing a celluloid moisture shield, marked in gold-colored ink beneath the shield with 

"Robert Lubstein / Größte Berliner Militär Mütze Fabrik / Berlin N.W.21 / Alt Moabit 105 / Liefarjahr / 1937

The cap is dated 1937. 

Visor caps were a standard item for all personnel during the Third Reich period and regulations dictated the form of dress they were to be worn with based on the individuals rank. Originally the insignia worn on the visor caps consisted of the Weimar Reichswehr pattern oak-leaf wreath and cockade and a blackened leather chinstrap for all ranks. 

In February 1927 new chin cords for Officer ranks were introduced with silver cords for the ranks of Lieutenant to Oberst and gilt cords for the ranks of Generalmajor to Generalfeldmarschall.