Germany, Imperial. An Imperial Navy Deck Officer’s Visor Cap Insignia Buy Now the tabs is backed with

the tabs is backed with beige colored buckram (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue)

dated 4 December 1864

light wear to exterior velvet lid

making this a signature M35 helmet

Germany, Imperial. An Imperial Navy Deck Officer’s Visor Cap Insignia Buy Now the tabs is backed with(Kaiserliche Marine Mtzenabzeichen fr Offiziere). Constructed of dark navy blue wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire German State Crown, with streamers of identical construction emanating from the lower edge, in turn situated above a tri colour cockade with a red wool centrepiece, the reverse retaining an intact cotton twill liner, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 75 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform