Brunswick Veterans' Association Kepi with Death's Head Badge, Weimar Republic
Black wool cloth, patent leather visor, leather, metal. Kepi of a Brunswick veterans' association with black wool cloth body and black patent leather visor. Front featuring sun-wreath cockade with applied Brunswick death's head in frontal view over crossed bones, below a yellow and silver cap cord. Adjustable leather chin strap. Interior lined with orange-brown sweatband leather and black quilted fabric lining with diamond stitching, bearing the silver-coloured manufacturer's stamp "Theodor Ahrens, Hut- und Mützenfabrik, Helmstedt". Good age-appropriate condition. 25×17.5×12 cm (LxWxH).
The Brunswick death's head in frontal view over crossed bones dates back to Duke Frederick William of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1771–1815) and his "Black Corps" of 1809. This tradition was continued by the 17th Hussar Regiment and the 92nd Infantry Regiment. The kepi form was widespread among veterans' associations of the Kyffhäuser League during the Weimar Republic. The Helmstedt hat and cap factory Theodor Ahrens is documented as a regional manufacturer of high-quality headgear.
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