Author: Robert Schiller
Publisher: SCHIFFER BOOKS, Jun 2010
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7643-3528-6
Synopsis
During the last decades of the 1800s & the first decade of the 1900s, some of the most elegant & colorful military service caps (schirmm?tzen) were worn by the Imperial German cavalry. The unique color combinations identified each regiment, & were the last stand for military fashion before & during World War I. 170+ Color & B&W images.; 6x9 inches, 192 pgs.
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During the last decades of the 1800s & the first decade of the 1900s, some of the most elegant & colorful military service caps (schirmm?tzen) were worn by the Imperial German cavalry. The unique color combinations identified each regiment, & were the last stand for military fashion before & during World War I. This book is the first complete reference on schirmm?tzen, & shows & describes the headgear for all branches of the Imperial German cavalry. The pre-war models as well as the M-7 & M-15 war model caps are all illustrated in color photos & original period postcards. The book also provides German nomenclature for the caps & valuable tips on how to collect & identify the various regiments.