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1. Luftwaffe complete and mint condition tropical Hermann Meyer cap. Best example I have ever had or seen. Material is a tropical ribbed type, very similar to the some Luftwaffe tropical tunics. Bevo tropical Luftwaffe eagle and wreath are factory machine applied to the cap. Cap has the always missing oilcloth chin strap and also the 100% matching neckflap. The 3 buttons for these are plastic and are all original to the cap and untouched. The cap is exactly the same as the same RB numbered caps shown on pages 130-133 of "German Paratroops in North Africa" by John E Hodgin. Interior is red on this cap, which is the only Luftwaffe field cap that is correct with this color interior. Cap is 1943 dated, RB numbered to the maker and also size marked "55 1/2". One neat feature is a forehead sweatband sewn into the front, in a different material. Cap has one tiny stain on the right side of the visor (you can see it in the photos) It is very small and doesn't detract. Celluloid internal sweatband is bent a little, as you can see in the front-on photo, also not detractive, as they mostly all have this from time and when placed on a manneuin head, they eventually form to the head. Overall the best one I have ever had or seen. Very scarce!! $3750 NEW
2. Luftwaffe officer's "crusher style" visor cap. Beautiful tailor made cap with a thin vulcanfiber type visor that is fairly flexible. Material for the top seems to be similar to what a custom made officer's tunic would be made from. Has a first model droop tail bullion eagle originally sewn to the top and a standard officer's bullion wreath. Interior is grayish-white silk lined and has an unmarked celluloid sweat diamond. Sweatband has the former owner's initials "H.M.". Cap size is fairly large, about a 58 or 59 if I had to guess. The cap overall has very little damage. The only slight detraction is the sweatband is has a couple areas of looer stiching near the rear and 2 tears, but is otherwise solid and sturdy. Cap interior is excellent, exterior is about near mint. Really a very attractive and interesting private purchase officer's cap example. Choice! $1500 HOLD
3. Fantastic unissued Waffen-SS enlisted M43 cap in Italian gaberdine. This cap is for enlisted to nco ranks. Untouched example, as it came from the factory with factory machine applied bevo trapezoid insignia with the SS eagle and totenkopf. Cap has the late war general issue dark blue buttons that were also institued by the army in late 43/early 1944. Cap is marked inside "R43", denoting 1943 date of manufacture an size "56". Interior lining is rayon with an herring bone twill pattern to it. Cap is overall mint, stunning example if you want a perfect original example in a good size. Choice! $3400
4. German army rare splinter pattern camo reversible helmet cover in mint condition, published in book. Stunning example, colors as bright as the day it was manufactured. Exact helmet cover on pages 66/67 of "Camouflage Uniforms of the German Wehrmacht" by Werner Palinckx (Schiffer 2002). Has a manufacturer code on the white side near the bottom "SS03208" and is also marked by Pathe Costumes and "P.C.", a company would owned it after the war. Not much to say, but that this is what a correct, original Heer cover looks like. Much more scarce than an SS helmet cover. Superb center piece of any German WWII helmet collection, especially being a published piece. Choice! $5500 SALE $4995 HOLD
5. German army M43 enlisted/nco issue cap. Really nice example that is nearly unissued, except for the fact that it looks like the soldier who wore it was wounded. Wool has nearly all it's nap, except a small patch in the rear. Buttons have nearly 100% of their fieldgray paint. Bevo insignia trapazoid is factory machine sewn. Left side rear has a light stain, which I think represents the soldier being wounded. The interior is gray-brown rayon and is well marked with the maker's RB number, size "55" and "M.L. 1943", for depot and date. Overall super example, untouched, right out of the woodwork. Choice! $1650 SALE $1550
6.Luftwaffe M38 paratrooper (fallschirmjäger) single decal helmet. Nice paint, majority of Luftwaffe eagle decal. Rear 2 bolts are replaced, looks period done. Liner and chinstrap appear original to the helmet. The chinstrap has a repair and a tear, but is overall complete. Liner is nice and is size marked 57, shell size is 68. Liner is also RB numbered. Really a nice example of a para helmet, for the center of your collection of to complete a paratrooper mannequin. Choice! $5300 SALE $5000
7. Heer enlisted M34 cap made from captured Dutch army cap. This is an unissued example of a factory converted Dutch army cap to German army. Main cap is Dutch wool, while flap around cap is German wool. German insignia is correctly factory hand applied to front in the same thread the cap modifications are done in. Cap lining may be Dutch material and is German size stamped"54". Other than some minor moth tracking on the right side, cap is mint. Great untouched variant example in hard to find condition! $399
8.Luftwaffe enlisted/nco visor cap, for paratroops, unit marked to 1./Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1. I think this example is unissued, doesn't look used. Material is a high quality ribbed trikot wool. Nice matching eagle and wreath. Visor is piped in golden yellow for flight or paratoop units. Top has a couple small moth nips, nothing real bad. The leather chinstrap has some age marks on it, but is still very nice. Interior is really nice with great maker's logo for Franz Ritter and is dated 1938. Size is 54 1/2. Sweatband has 2 small tears in it. Underneath the sweatband is the unit property mark for 1./ Fallschirmjäger regiment 1. Hard to find a para-unit marked example. Choice! $2600 SALE $2300
9. German army enlisted M43 (Einheitsfeldmütze) field cap. Really nice RB numbered, 1944 dated example in the field gray recycled wool usually found on M43 field tunics. Machine embroidered late war insignia is factory machine sewn, 100% original to the cap. Buttons have a good portion of their field gray paint. Interior lining is in 2 shades of rayon and is RB numbered, dated 1944 and is size "59" marked, which is a nice, large size. The cap shows very little use, though nap wear is evident on the wool, but this type wool often shows that, even when not worn. Overall an outstanding example and a scarce addition to any collection. Far, far harder to find than a tunic. SOLD
10.Heer (army) M35 DD helmet with camo overspray. Great helmet that has been there and is 1939 dated on the dome stamp. 1938 liner and the original 30s dated chinstrap with aluminum buckles. Had the later factory repaint, but you can see plenty of the original pea green smooth paint poking through. I think someone tried to uncover the decals, as these should also be covered, but it looks very good and displays well, especially on a combat mannequin. Has a name written in the rear of the skirt, shell is a "Q64" (Quist manufacture) and the liner is stamped size "57". Great example, from my collection. $775
11.NSDAP (Nazi party) political leader's visor cap for Kreis level. Top is NSDAP party golden colored trikot wool with brown velvet band. Piping is white for Kreis level political leaders. Nice golden political eagle and NSDAP wreath with swastica cockade. Chincord is celleon golden yellow. Interior is very nice with full unmarked sweat diamond. Sweatband is the ersatz type and is very stiff. I can't even move it to check for an RZM tag. It has a few tears and one on the side that is all the way through. Size "57" paper label in the rear of the sweatband. Overall a really nice example, showing some wear here and there, and normal age from storage. No mothing I can see anywhere. $1399 SALE $1200
12.German army M43 enlisted/nco issue cap. Great example dated 1942, the first M43s were factory left over M42s that were factory altered. This cap is beautiful and has factory machine sewn insignia in a "T" form. This cap is nearly unissued with not much wear, other than on the paint of the buttons. Interior lining is standard brown/gray cotton, as normally seen on M42 cap and is maker marked with "K. Goeppert A.G. 1942" and size marked "57". Great example in nearly perfect condition with almost all wool nap. $1650 SALE $1500
13.Italian WW2 Fascist Youth Air Force leader visor cap. Appears to be a standard Italian luftwaffe officer's visor cap with rare Italian youth Aviation badge added. Rare cap for a teacher/instructor in the aviation division of the GIL youth movement. Beautiful Italian WW2 air force officer visor with GIL gold hand embroidered emblem on the front. Buttons are the WW2 period crown and flying bird. Cap has a couple small moth nips, but nothing obvious and they are hard to notice. Has a beautiful tailored lining with 3 crowns and "Coruzzolo", which is the tailor. Only one like it I have ever seen. Size is a German 55 or 56. Overall excellent +, very rare cap. $525 SALE $399 HOLD
14.German Army (Heer) officer M41 tropical cap, period upgraded from an issue enlisted cap. Really nice cap that I so ld years ago and one of the only honest officer upgrades I have ever seen. First off, the cap is a scarce maker and is also RB numbered. The insignia is factory applied and perfect. Condition of the cap itself is near mint/unissued. It appears to have been depot or unit upgraded to officer with the addition of silver bullion Russia braid to the crown and front scallop. You can tell it is period done, as the bullion had tarnished because of high silver content and the period white thread now shows, which originally you wouldn't have seen, against the silver. Cap size is about a $3000 SALE $2500 FINAL SALE $2200
15. German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) original helmet bolts. Perfect if you have a helmet that needs to be restored, tough to find. NEW
a)set of 4 complete bolts, very nice condition. $1000 SALE $600
b)single bolt, partial, $200
16.German
army enlisted M43 (einheitsfeldmütze) with insignia
factory applied to it! This has to be the most interesting
example I have ever encountered. This cap is factory
assembled from scraps of cloth or caps/uniforms. It has
extra seems all over the place to unite the smaller pieces
of cloth. Also, the wool is different types of feldgrau,
from 1936 wool to 1942/43 wool. The buttons are the late war
army blue/gray type. Interior is made from 2 types ofcotton
lining cloth. It has a "1" prefix RB number, along with the
date of 1944 and the size "56". Interesting to note that you
can see where they took other garments apart to use, as
there are still impressions of the original seems in a
couple areas. The flaps themselves are made from 6 pieces of
cloth! There are a couple small moth nips and some light
wear, nothing bad, overall excellent. Unique cap and great
example of a wartime economic measure.
UPDATE: this cap has been featured in the September/October edition of Militaria Magazine. $1550 FINAL SALE $900
17.Army officers visor cap for a Mountain Troops officer. Great example of a cap that has never had the insignia moved on it. It's as it left the factory. Bright green piping on light field gray "boiled wool" top. Beautiful embroidered wreath. Edelweiss mountain badge is correctly placed and has always been there. Interior is dark blue satin and marked "Luxus" for the manufacturer's mark. Sweatband is an ersatz type, but also has an extra padding system like some of the larger makers. Bottom edge of cap has some moth nips, but they really don't detract. Sweatband itself has wear to it. The cap overall actually shows very little wear from use. Exterior of cap has a great saddle shape and is very impressive. Long time since I have seen a nice mountain troops cap. Size is approx. a 56 or 57. Choice! $1699 SALE $1500
18.German army tropical cap for enlisted/nco reconnaissance or motorcycle units in mint/unissued condition. Gorgeous example by Hans Brandt, dated "842" for August of 1942. Every is factory machine applied, including the copper brown soutache. Size marked "54" inside. Perfect condition. $1199 SALE $975 FINAL SALE $850 SOLD
19.Luftwaffe enlisted M43 fieldcap (einheitsfeldmütze) in mint/unissued condition. Textbook RB numbered example of the type with the machine zig zag stitched eagle. Nap of the wool is 100%, no mothing, no tracking, nothing! Buttons have 99% of paint. Factory machine applied cockade and eagle insignia. Interior rayon lining is made from 2 different colors. Interior stamped with manufacturer's RB number, size (55) and year (1944). Never seen one better, impossible to upgrade. SOLD
20.German army panzer M42 enlisted cap. Probably the rarest of the enlisted issue cap, as it was produced for only a short time. Great example I owned before and one of the only ones I have ever seen. Black panzer wool is high quality. The "T" form eagle has been partially removed and there is a small 1/2" cut next it. Interior is gray/brown cotton and is maker marked to a Lago in Vienna. It's 1942 dated and size marked "57". Other than some paint wear to the buttons, the cap is near mint and was probably never worn. Outstanding example of an extremely rare piece of headgear. $3600
21.
Heer (German army) 1st model tropical pith helmet. Nice used example that has seen some action. Tan cloth exterior is nice, visor edging has wear. Shields are in great shape. Chinstrap has tears but could still be used if repaired correctly. I can't find the size marking, but it's about a 57 or 58. Great example if you don't need a mint one. Would look great on a bleached out veteran DAK mannequin. $495 SALE $350
22.German WW2 civil visor cap chincords. Top one is early Fire Dept officer- patina from high silver content- has carmine flecks (1st model) $65, middle one- Reichsbahn low level visor cap cord- dark blue with gold celleon flecks $50, bottom is also Reichsbahn, mid level, shows light wear- dark blue and gold bullion alternating $50
23. NSDAP (Nazi party) Ordensberg school overseas cap, unissued condition. Has silver political eagle pebbled button on front. Left side has machine factory applied silver thread on tan political style NSDAP eagle. Interior is cotton with earlier style RZM tag and is size marked "54". Little bit of dirt on top, probably from being stored all these years. Near mint overall. Scarce cap. $950 FINAL SALE $550 !!
24.Waffen-SS enlisted cap in Italian gaberdine. Great example that was in the Statni Film studio in the czech republic, as noted by the "1951" inventory stamp. The material and statni marking, along with the lining are typical of Waffen-SS M-43 caps. This example is near mint and has had the bevo trapazoid neatly machine/hand re-applied. The buttons are interesting, in that they do not close the cap, but are decorative. the flaps are sewn together by the thread that holds them on. Interior lining is hbt patterned silver-gray rayon. the original property markings are there, but are blacked out. Lining is size 57 marked. Overall a really nice cap at a very decent price. $1995
25.Wehrmacht M42 general issue helmet without decal. Nice example of a late war helmet that could be used by any branch of service, after they did away with adding branch of service decals around 1943. Feldgrau paint is really nice, with just normal handling wear from light use. Interior is nice, with leather liner in good condition and marked size "57" on one of the fingers. The original chinstrap is also present, but is broken. Overall and excellent condition helmet. If you want a decent helmet for any branch for a later wartime mannequin, this is a great example. $550 FINAL SALE $450 SOLD
26.Luftwaffe M38 camouflage paratrooper (fallschirmjäger) helmet. Camo is a tropical or mediterranean in yellow and green. Camo is incredible, one of the best I have ever seen. Paint is thick and has heavybrush strokes. In areas of wear, you can see the applied layers. Helmet shell size is 68. Liner has been oiled in the past and has wear and some tears, but chinstrap is in great condition and only one small partial tear from use. Bolts were never touched, liner original to the helmet. Perfect helmet if you are after only one, or if you are completing a tropical or Italian theater paratrooper mannequin. Incredible example. Choice! $12,500 HOLD
27.Luftwaffe enlisted M43 (einheitsfeldmütze) field cap. Nice untouched example with all factory applied insignia. Wool is near mint overall with nearly 100% of the nap. Buttons have almost 100% of their blue-gray paint. Cockade has a little damage to it, but nothing bad. Almost looks like it was an insignia factory error. Interior is correctly RB numbered, dated 1944 and size marked "57". There is a small tear in the lining near the visor, but otherwise the cap is near mint. Very nice example. $650 SALE $600 FINAL SALE $550
28.Luftwaffe enlisted/nco private purchase visor cap for flight or paratroop branch. Incredible "crusher" look visor cap, perfect for an aircrew display. No mothing at all. Metal insignia is perfect and matches very well. Chinstrap is made from ersatz material and has a minor flaw behind one buckle, but nothing that couldn't be easily repaired. Interior has maker information for Rudolf Ruf. Part of the ersatz sweatband is missing, but sweat shield is fully intact. Size is about a 55 or 56. Outstanding example. $550 SALE $450
29.German WW2 visor cap chincord salesmans' sample board. Early Third Reich board with army/luftwaffe and also Reichsbahn (German Railway) officer and Generals cords. From top- a)early style army/luftwaffe general, b)army or luftwaffe officer, c)army or luftwaffe general, d) Reichsbahn highest pay grade, e) Reichsbahn medium pay grade. Cords are near mint and never used. Board shows wear. Cords are removable from board. $399 SALE $300
30.German army officer M43 einheitsfeldmütze field cap. Really neat example that at first appears to be a standard enlisted cap, but for the fact that it has officer cord sewn around the crown. This is period done and perfecty, probably by a company tailor or private tailor. I owned this cap once before and am proud to be able to offer it again. It appears to have been made in occupied Lithuania by a Germanic company. Also, the officer has his name written in, "Mjr Juvancic", which is a name from that area. Cap is in near mint condition, is a size "57" as stamped inside the cap. The trapezoid is factory machine applied. Fieldgray buttons are perfect and wool has 100% of the nap. Outstanding example! Choice. $2200 SALE $1600
31.German pith helmet with Navy (Kriegsmarine) shields. Tan French made pith helmet, originally looks to have been luftwaffe, by the holes for the eagle. Condition is very nice and it's well marked, about a size 57 or 58. Has light wear from use, but excelent overall. Tough pith helmet to find. $900 SALE $699
32.German WW2 political chincords for the NSDAP. Top one is standard political leader in celleon- $85, bottom one is a rare cord found on Ordenburg political visor caps $150.
33.German army enlisted visor cap for enlisted soldiers. This is the issue type cap, with white piping for infantry branch. I aquired this directly from the family of the vet who brought it back and it is an earlier example with white rayon type piping. Exterior is very clean and it has matching aluminum insignia. The interior is also firly clean, it is size marked "57" and retains it's full sweat shield. Overall it's a very nice example, just looks to have storage wear, which is most evident on the chinstrap. Great example! $499 SALE $420
34.Kriegsmarine (German Navy) enlisted sailor's cap. Really great example of this type of cap with a super "pinched" veteran look to the top. Insignia is the 2 piece type and is really nice. Cap talley is a beautiful gold thread type. Interior is a blue polished cotton style with a celluloid sweat diamond and a size "57" tag in the slot. While writing this, I noticed that under that tag is a small slip of paper with the sailor's name. The sweatband is the ersatz paper type and is in very good condition, though a few inches of the threads holding it have pulled away from the cap. Behind it I found a loose Hitler Youth RZM tag, so the cap may actually be from a naval youth who moved up to the Kriegsmarine. (which would make it even rarer) I have an HJ cap tally for "M.H.J. Saarbrücken" that I can offer to the buyer. Cap overall has only some light wear & dust to the top from age and I would grade it excellent. Great example. SOLD
35.German army (Heer) infantry branch officer's erel visor cap with bullion insignia. Gorgeous example showing the right amount of use and age patina. Fieldgray material for the top is doeskin wool. Piping is white for infantry. Hand embroidered eagle and wreath are incredible. (during the 3rd Reich, these cost as much as the actual hat cost!) Interior is gold satin with Erel logo under the sweat diamond, along with the grade "Extra". Sweatband also marked with the Erel logo. Cap has a really nice veteran saddle shape to it. I noticed a very few small moth tracks on the top, but they are barely noticable. Cap is overall excellent condition, used, not abused, it looks as it did when it was brought back from the war. Size is very nice, about a 57 or 58. Top shelf example of an Infantry officer's cap. SOLD
36.German WWII
Kriegsmarine enlisted tropical M41 field cap. The best of
the French made versions I have ever seen. Insignia is
factory applied, cockade is machine sewn through the lining
and eagle is handsewn. Outside cloth is very clean and is
it's original bright tan color. Cap has 2 small grommets on
either side. Interior is gold rayon and has the size stamped
"56" and the Paris maker's stamp. If you wanted one perfect,
beautiful condition example, this is the one. Choice!
SOLD
37.German
ww2 army tropical Afrikakorps period enlisted overseas cap,
piped in grass green for panzergrenadier (armoured
infantry), etc. Cap is in absolutely mint condition,
unissued. Perfect tropical material, perfect grommets and
all insignia and soutache sewing is untouched. Interior is
maker marked Clemens Wagner and dated February, 1941, so
it's an early Afrikakorps cap. Size is marked "54". I don't
think this choice hat could be upgraded. From my collection.
SOLD
38.German WWII Hitler Youth Flak helper's M43 style uniform cap. Very nice unissued example in luftwaffe blue/gray cloth. HJ cloth diamond machine sewn to front. This cap came from an unissued bundle of 10. It is a little bit wrinkled on top, but sets of perfectly when there is something inside it. One small metal button to front. Interior is quilted and padded for warmth. Lining material is the standard purple blue rayon. Stamping in lining has the size at 58 (but is seems smaller), dated 1944 and has RB number. Choice piece. SOLD
39. Luftwaffe enlisted M43 cap. Great example with all factory applied insignia. Eagle is hand sewn with cockade machine sewn overtop the bottom of it, textbook for this manufacturer. Cap has been used, but nap and overall cap are excellent +, really nice. Interior is the only area showing signs of wear/use. Interior lining is RB numbered, dated 1944 and size marked 55. Choice example. SOLD
40.German WWII army or luftwaffe winter water pattern camoflage hood. Great example that went with the winter padded parka and pants. This example is unissued and is the reversible style, to white for snow camoflage. It is RB numbered, the colors are as bright as the day it was made. The only detraction is the tie straps have been cut short. Otherwise mint condition. Nice example. SOLD
41.German
WW2 SA-Wehrmannschaft M43 fieldcap in mint, unissued
condition. This was vet aquired, along with the
mint/unissued SA-Wehrmann tunic and an SA-Wehrmann
belt/buckle. Beautiful cap, factory hand applied SA eagle
triangle in red brown color for group alpenland. Cap wool is
SA brown with buttons in brown, with nearly 100% paint.
Interior is mint condition and in brown cotton with
"Dienstmütze" generic type tag sewn in and size stamp
"53". SOLD
42.German army officer late war medical branch visor cap. Neat, unissued really late visor cap by August Schellenberg. The fieldgray wool top is wartime quality, but is very nice. The piping is medical blue and the chincord is an age toned celleon, late war style. The metal insignia is late also, it is the type with the tab prongs built into the edges. The wreath was glued on the cap and can probably be removed pretty easy. Both pieces of insignia match well. Interior is mint condition, the sweatband is an ersatz type. The cap is light and looks best on a head, which gives it a really good form. No mothing that I can see, the cap is near mint to mint. SOLD
43.Waffen-SS enlisted M43 cap (einheitsfledmütze) in unissued condition. Absolutely oustanding, untouched cap that originally came out of a vet's estate in PA. Interesting, except for the material, it is exactly the same as the vet bringback Italian gaberdine examples that I have seen. This one is perfect, it is constructed of a very soft light gray/field gray wool that is typical of some late war recycled wool uniform items. The buttons have 100% of their later war dark blue-gray paint. The eagle/skull bevo trapezoid is factory applied in a straight machine sewn fashion. Interior is lined with a late war brown/gray cotton/rayon blend. "R43" (depot and 1943) and the size (56) are the only markings, typical for WSS M43 caps. If you want one perfect WSS M43 cap, this is it. Beautiful and scarce. SOLD
44.Hitler Youth flieger-mütze for HJ Flight training units. Great seldom seen cap based on the traditional German ski cap. Beautiful example in mint, unissued condition. Has factory machine sewn HJ diamond and is as nice as when it left the factory. Not to be confused with the flak helper cap, this cap has a higher profile, gromets and a short bill. Interior is rayon lined, has a partial sweatband and the HJ cap RZM tag, along with being RB numbered, 1943 dated and size 56 marked. Basically, an unupgradable example. Choice! SOLD*
45.German
WWII NSKK (National Socialistische Kraftkorps, Nazi driving
korps) officers kepi. Outstanding example in officer trikot
olivebrown material. Factory applied silver piping around
the top and the flap. Silver bevo NSKK eagle to black top.
NSKK correct button on front. Correct style black leather
chinstrap in very nice condition. Interior is in really nice
condition with the exception of the pressed paper sweatband
that has some tears, chips and is missing a 1" section. RZM
tag is under the sweatband. Cap size is marked "54". Cap is
in near mint condition other than the sweatband. Very nice
example of a scarce cap.SOLD
46.German
WWII army tropical enlisted medical overseas field cap.
Perfect, mint, unissued example with a dark blue soutache
for the medical branch. Olive tropical cloth and red cotton
lining. Grommets and their enamel are perfect. Everything is
100% factory applied to the cap. Interior is maker marked to
Clemens Wagner, dated February 1941 and size marked 55. Nice
example of an early Afrikakorps era cap, in perfect
condition. SOLD
47.Kriegsmarine
officer (leutnant zur see to kapitänleutnant ranks)
white top visor cap. First one I have had in a long time and
an absolute textbook example. Brim has the leutnant level
gold bullion rank scallop on it, oilcloth edge and navy blue
wool covered visor. Chinstrap is the standard Kriegsmarine
officer stye and the buttons are the correct officer type.
Band is mohair and has the highly padded bullion wreath
attatched. The removable white top is the cotton style,
thought to be used for everyday duty, as opposed to the
waffle pattern material, which is thought to be more for
dress. The cover has some stains, which, to me, look like
rust. Metal eagle has some nice age tone to it. Interior is
standard textbook for a KM officer white-top cap. It's a
light colored silk with an unmarked celluloid sweat diamond.
The leather sweatband is very soft, like calfskin and has a
ribbon running through it. Though the cap looks nearly
unissued, the sweatband has some wear/tear at the very
front, probably from storage. The cap is unmarked, except
for a "55" size stamp on the inside of the removable top.
Extremely scarce visor cap to find, CHOICE!
SOLD
48.Luftwaffe
enlisted M43 fieldcap (einheitsfeldmütze). Great
example with the tougher to find, one piece trapazoid
insignia. Insignia is factory machine sewn to the cap.
Buttons have nearly 100% of their luft blue paint. Cap
lining is a herringbone weave rayon and is well marked. It
has a late war "RF" number, is dated 1944 and is size
stamped "58" (though I think it's more like a 56/57). Cap
has a small amount of wear to the inside forehead, so it was
worn. There is also a very light soiled area on the front
brim from the airman taking his hat off. Tough to see, but I
always like to point things out. Cap is excellent + to near
mint. Very nice.
SOLD
