Original German WWII Werkschutz Factory Protection Leader Black Schirmmütze Visor Cap Century and the brass has a

and the brass has a very appealing patina

Frank Gerbe provided this account: “On our way to target area we flew over the Rhine River and got hit with a heavy contingent of flak

- WWII USAAF Leather flight helmet type A-11 made by the BRADLEY-GOODRICH INC

Pages 14 and 15 contain a fragmentary report

Original German WWII Werkschutz Factory Protection Leader Black Schirmmütze Visor Cap Century and the brass has aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice and somewhat rare German WWII Werkschutz (Factory Protection) Leader's Schirmmtze Visor Cap. We have seen these in a Feldgrau (Field Gray) color, but this example is in black, or possibly a very dark blue. The history of the Factory Protection service is somewhat convoluted, but appears to have involved both the DAF and the RLB, which was involved with the closely related Werkluftschutz (Factory