Visor identification

[USN]

Good evening gentlemen,

A friend of mine purchased these two hats and I am unable to identify the visor, it has a Prussian reserve cross on it but I can't seem to find the color pattern. Can anyone identify this one please?

 

[USN]

He received the hat in the mail and it looks like it had a black band added to it, that being said without the band the hat appears to match the colors of the 9th hussars.

 

[USN]

Also appears to be named?

 

[USN]

 

[Zebedeus]

This is indoubitably a wonderful visor hat of a Reserve offiziere of the Rheinisches Husaren-Regt. Nr.9 (Straßburg i.E.) XV Armee Korps.
Very good overall condition and a superb shape.
Congrats.
Zeb

 

[Zebedeus]

P.S. The reichkokarde is missed or the cap is until 1897. The black velvet band is to learn.

 

[USN]

P.S. The reichkokarde is missed or the cap is until 1897. The black velvet band is to learn.

My friend was guessing that it's possibly a mourning band? Although I've never seen one on a hat before.

 

[Zebedeus]

Dear USN, I can tell you that, among the various hypotheses I too had thought of a mourning band. At the moment I have not found confirmation of this theory.

 

[coert65]

I also thought of that, a mourning band. But all I could find about that, was the blackening of pickelhaubes and shoulderstraps during
burial processions, and burial itself of the royals.

 

[Zebedeus]

This schirmmutze of my collection gone with the same black band. It appears to be a saxonian infantry officer with red band and piping. With the black band applied it appears as a saxonian artillery officer. Until now I had thought of an officer who had changed unit from infantry to artilley.

 

[KAGGR#1]

This schirmmutze of my collection gone with the same black band. It appears to be a saxonian infantry officer with red band and piping. With the black band applied it appears as a saxonian artillery officer. Until now I had thought of an officer who had changed unit from infantry to artilley.
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It reminds me of a maneuver band
but I have seen them in red & yellow
Steve

 

[Zebedeus]

It reminds me of a maneuver band
but I have seen them in red & yellow
Steve

Maybe Steve, but i don't think that the schirmmutze eas utilized in the maneouvers.

 

[John Josef]

Hello Zeb,

very interesting, is it adjustable? Its had to tell in the photo. regards John Josef

 

[Zebedeus]

No it'snt adjistable. It is a one piece sewn at the end.

 

[KAGGR#1]

No it'snt adjistable. It is a one piece sewn at the end.

There is a Kokard on the hat and also another one on the black band ?
Steve

 

[ccj]

Does that one have a field gray visor?

 

[Zebedeus]

There is a Kokard on the hat and also another one on the black band ?
Steve

Yes Sir. It mean that the band could be easily removed.

 

[Zebedeus]

Does that one have a field gray visor?

You are right. This is a M1915 scirmmutze with the feldgrau visor

 

[John Josef]

Could it also be a soldier who went into flight school to become a pilot

 

[ccj]

It’s possible he transferred or possibly could not find a technical troops configured cap so have a black band fitted. I have seen this before and the same question was asked and the same possible answers given.

It’s nice