Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry Officer’s Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Chinstrap & Sweatband Field Repair - Pronounced Peak Spanish Flags It is an early variant

It is an early variant and does not have a tag inside

It has a black grip with what were once wonderfully gilt mounts

The two patterns are also unofficially known as "Lowland" and "Highland" ERDL

They still retain most of the original "piano varnish" finish used at the time

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry Officer’s Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Chinstrap & Sweatband Field Repair - Pronounced Peak Spanish Flags It is an early variantOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of an Imperial German Prussian Officers Visor Cap (Schirmmtze), in the early 20th Century Dunkelblau (Dark Blue) color. The later M1907 1910 version would move to the Feldgrau (Fieldgray) that was seen mostly during the war. The cap is constructed of dark blue wool, which was the standard color for all states except for Bavaria, which used their own blue color. It has Ponceaurot (poppy red)