Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice "salty" service used example of a German WWII Heer Army EM-NCO M38 overseas cap (Schiffchen), with somewhat heavy period wear. The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as Schiffchen, or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up-turned row-boat, was standard issue for all branches of the Heer.
This example is constructed of a field gray (feldgrau) wool exterior, with a lightweight gauze cotton lining. It features a fine machine embroidered eagle, with white thread on a forest green base, the standard Heer colors during the Pre-War 1935-1939 period. Below this is a machine embroidered bullion National Tri-Color Cockade on a forest green background. There is no corps color soutache, so it most likely is for infantry.
The lining of the cap shows a faded 55 size marking, and also has a W.M. embroidered name tag. There are no other markings we can see, and the lining is stained overall. There is a tan felt forehead "sweatband" on the interior, which has suffered significant moth damage.
Condition overall shows much use, and the cap has suffered significant moth damage, particularly on the rear end of the cap. There is also some damage on the interior to the felt sweatband. The parts of the wool shell that do not have moth damage show staining and wear from use.
A very nice "salty" service used M38 overseas cap, ready to add to your collection!
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