Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Visor Cap by C. Ahrend of Göttingen Caps & Hats so very few of the

so very few of the original sights survived

The gilt brass hilt has a slot on each side of the crossguard with remnants of the original gilt present

The Leuchtpistole 42 was a single shot

it does look somewhat gold in color

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Visor Cap by C. Ahrend of Göttingen Caps & Hats so very few of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an Imperial German Prussian EM NCO 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)