Heer Panzer EM/NCO´s M43 Field Cap

Black wool construction cap features fold down back and side panels with two small black painted metal button front closure. The back and side panels were designed to be folded down to protect the wearers ears and neck and the scalloped front section could be secured with the buttons closed under the wearers chin. The front center of the cap has a machine woven national eagle in grey rayon threads positioned above a national tri-color cockade in black, white and red rayon threads, mounted on a woven, black rayon trapezoid base. The insignia is neatly machine stitched to the cap. The cap has an extended, cloth covered, forward visor with an internal stiffener with a subtly raised lip to the top of the forward edge and a single row of reinforcement stitching to the bottom of the forward edge. The interior of the cap is fully lined in silver/grey rayon. The cap has a very faint RBnr, size nr “57” and year of production “1944” all in black ink.

Cap is in medium worn condition. It have slight chafe wear all over but mainly at highlighted positions, the pebbled buttons also show wear and have some paint loss. The cap have a nice well worn feeling to it.

Rare and desirable cap in good but still well used condition!!