Germany, Third Reich. A Reichspost Personnel Visor Cap, by Otto Wesely Auction The 26th (Service) Battalion

The 26th (Service) Battalion

bearing a screw back

This Purple Heart is of two-piece construction in the shape of a heart in bronze gilt and with purple

with some loss of finish visible to the back

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichspost Personnel Visor Cap, by Otto Wesely Auction The 26th (Service) Battalion(Deutsches Reichspost Schirmmtze fr Beamte). A well preserved Reichspost personnel visor cap, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap features reinforced side walls which are lined on the exterior with a black doeskin cap band. Both the top and bottom edges of the band are trimmed with red piping, while an additional length of identical piping surrounds the outer edge of the crown. The crown is flanked on each side by ventilation holes which are