Police Visor Cap Nordrhein Westfalen

In 1977, the equipment of the police in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) reached a historic turning point. The white police cap from that year has the following characteristics:

The "Green" Period (1966–1978)

In 1977, officers in NRW still wore the uniforms introduced in 1966. Although the well-known "Oestergaard uniforms" (moss green with beige/yellow) had already been designed in 1972, they were not widely introduced in NRW until 1978.

• The 1977 model: The white cap from this period belonged to the light green "jacket model" (civilian style) that was standard between 1966 and 1978.
• Color: The top of the cap was white (specifically for the traffic police), while the rest of the uniform was light green.

Features of the cap in 1977

• Target group: Exclusively for the Verkehrspolizei (traffic police). Regular surveillance units wore a green cap at that time.
• Insignia: A metal star with the coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia in the center.
• Cockade: Below the large star, a smaller round cockade in the German national colors (black-red-gold) was usually located on the cap band, although in some periods and for specific ranks, variants in the national colors (green-white-red) also occurred.
• Chinstrap/Cinch: For lower ranks, this was often a black leather belt. For higher ranks (officers), this was a green belt.
• Material: Often made of a sturdy plastic or white-covered fabric to facilitate cleaning (due to soot and exhaust fumes). Historical Context

In the 1970s, officers wearing these white caps were often colloquially called "Weiße Mäuse" (White Mice) because of their distinctive appearance on the road. In 1977, this type of cap symbolized the transition from the old, more military style (with the Tschako helmet, which was still common until the 1960s) to the more modern, civilian look of the West German police.

Size: 56 1/2