Headgear

(Field Caps and Sidecaps)

Field Caps and Soft Caps (overseas) Heer (Army)
#6038	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer M43 Visored Field Cap with Edelweiss Badge Standard model M43 visored field cap for enlisted men of field-grey wool, two button front with painted pebbled buttons and a light-grey rayon lining. Cap is stamped with date “1944”, size “57”, and RB. Nr. Insignia is enlisted grade machine-woven eagle/cockade trapezoid that is machine-applied. The left side of the cap has a well-worn metal Edelweiss badge hand-sewn to the left turn-up panel. There is moderate soiling to the exterior and lining, but overall in very good condition.	$1500
#6039	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer M43 Visored Field Cap Standard model M43 visored field cap for enlisted men of field-grey wool, two button front with painted pebbled buttons and a grey-brown ribbed cotton lining. Cap is stamped with manufacturer and size “57”. Insignia is enlisted grade machine-woven trapezoid that is factory zip and flip machine-applied. Overall excellent condition with some staining and spotting to the lining.	$1200
#5821	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer M43 Panzer Visored Field Cap Standard model M43 visored field cap for enlisted men in the Panzer troops of the Heer. Black wool, two button front with black painted pebbled buttons and a light-grey rayon lining. Cap is stamped with date “1944”, size “57 ”, and “RB. Nr. 0/2028/1610”. Insignia is a zip and flip factory machine-stitched trapezoid. Cap is in very good to excellent condition with no mothing and light soiling to the interior.	SOLD
#5743	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Tropical Panzer Overseas Cap Cotton twill, oliver-colored base cap with olive painted grommets and lined in bright red cotton. Machine-applied tropical eagle, cockade and soutache. The soutache is pink for Panzer troops. Liner is stamped in black ink with the manufacturer name, dated 42 and size 57. Excellent condition.	$2000
#5744	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Tropical Panzer Overseas Cap Cotton twill, oliver-colored base cap with olive painted grommets and lined in bright red cotton. Machine-applied tropical eagle, cockade and soutache. The soutache is pink for Panzer troops. Liner is stamped in black ink with the manufacturer name and size 60. Excellent condition.	$2000
#5745	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Tropical Panzer-Grenadier Overseas Cap Cotton twill, oliver-colored base cap with olive painted grommets and lined in bright red cotton. Hand-sewn tropical eagle, cockade and soutache. The soutache is lime green for Panzer-Grenadier troops. Liner is stamped in black ink with the manufacturer name and size 57. Excellent condition.	$1600
#5746	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Panzer Enlisted Overseas Cap Field-grey wool base cap with painted grommets. Hand-sewn eagle, machine-sewn cockade and soutache. The soutache is pink for Panzer troops. Grey cotton liner is stamped in black ink with the manufacturer name, date 1941 and size 55. Excellent condition.	$850
#5747	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Black Panzer “Signals” Enlisted Overseas Cap Black wool base cap with metal grommets. Hand-sewn eagle, green-backed cockade and soutache. The soutache is a faded lemon yellow for Signals (Panzer-Nachrichten) troops. Grey cotton liner is depot stamped in black ink with indecipherable red ink stamps. Excellent condition.	$2000
#5748	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Black Panzer “Artillery” Enlisted Overseas Cap Black wool base cap with metal grommets. Hand-sewn eagle, cockade and soutache. The soutache is a red for Artillery (Panzer-Artillerie) troops. Black cotton liner with white maker stamp for Clemens Wagner. Small hole in top of hat on left side.	SOLD
#5694	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Tropical Overseas Cap Cotton twill, oliver-colored base cap with olive painted grommets and lined in bright red cotton. Machine-applied tropical eagle, cockade and soutache. The soutache is a grass green for a possible rifle regiment or panzergrenadier unit. The liner is stamped in black ink with the manufacturer name, dated 1941 and size 57. Overall very good condition with some light staining on one side panel and fraying to the inside seam of the other side panel.	$750
#5620	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Bergmutze Visored Field Cap 1934 style Mountain Cap or “Bergmutze” in field grey with side panels buttoned in front by two corozo nut buttons. Single vent grommets on each side. Inside is lined in gold rayon with a front stiffener and a leather sweatband. Metal Edelweiss sewn to left panel.	SOLD
#5188	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer M43 Visored Field Cap Standard model M43 visored field cap for enlisted men in the Heer. Typical constructed heavy wool, field gray cap, two button front with a brown cotton lining. Cap is date marked “1944” and size marked “58 ½ ”. There is also an illegible maker or source stamp above the year. Insignia is a hand stitched trapezoid. Cap is in very good to excellent condition with no mothing and light soiling to the interior.	SOLD
#5033	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Panzer Beret Two-piece black wool beret for use with the panzer wrap uniform. Removable soft wool top cover with a lappet at top center and machine woven wreath and national emblem, both in white, hand sewn to the front. Cover is attached to a thickly padded crash helmet with four vents that still have removable plugs. Sweatband is intact, oilcloth top is stiff from age, but no damage or cracks. Helmet is maker marked to “Carl Halfar”. Excellent condition.	SOLD
#4925	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Heer Officers M43 Field Cap Field gray, gabardine wool visored field cap for an officer in the Heer. High quality wool with aluminum piping across the crown and machine woven officers flatwire eagle and cockade, with front panel affixed by two silver pebbled buttons. Exterior wool is flawless, though piping is coming apart in a couple of places and has loose threads. Interior is lined in a gray rayon with just very minor soiling. A soft leather sweatband is sewn to the circumference of the cap.	SOLD
The Luftwaffe
#5695	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Luftwaffe Officers Overseas Cap Regulation tricot overseas cap for an officer in the Luftwaffe. Cap insignia consists of officer-quality hand-embroidered aluminum wire eagle and cockade, both hand-sewn to the front, and aluminum piping machine-applied around the scallop. Interior of the hat is blue-gray rayon and has two size stampings of “56” and “59”. The cap measures out to be approximately a 56. Cap body and interior is in excellent condition with no damage or soiling.	SOLD
#5696	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Luftwaffe “Hermann Meyer” Tropical Field Cap Tan-colored cotton twill construction, with the rare detachable neck covering, partial cloth sweatband and lined in bright red cotton. Insignia consists of machine-woven trapezoid eagle and rectangular wreath/cockade, both factory machine-applied. Two steel ventilation grommets at each side, rear flap attached by three brown plastic buttons. Lining is stamped in black ink with the RBNr, dated “1943” and size “58”. Very good condition, with some minor soiling to the cap top and neck covering.	SOLD
#5697	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Luftwaffe EM/NCO M43 Field Cap Blue-grey wool cap body with ear/neck flaps attached by two painted pebbled buttons at front. Insignia consists of separate woven eagle and cockade, both machine applied with tip of eagle sewn across top of cockade. Eagle was applied before cap was sewn together as the stitching line for attachment of the top goes across the eagle wing tips. Lining is blue-grey rayon and has black stamps with RBNr, date of “1944” and size “56”. Wear, sweat soiling and holes to the inside lining, some abrasions to top of the cap. Nice example showing field wear.	SOLD
#4478	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Luftwaffe Hermann Goring Division Visored Bergmutze Field Cap Blue-gray M43 visored Bergmutze style field cap, piped in white for members of the Hermann Goring units. Insignia consists of machine embroidered cap eagle and cockade, both over a light gray backing. Bergmutze style, single button front, with a blue-gray pebbled button. Interior is gray cotton twill, size marked to 57. Cap is in near perfect condition with just very light soiling to the interior forehead area. While piping field caps was non-regulation, it was not uncommon in the HG division, as noted in Angolia’s “Uniforms and Traditions of the Luftwaffe”. This cap is also featured on pages 206-207 in the new book “Exotische”, which explores exotic and high ranking headgear from many advanced collections.	$3500
The Kriegsmarine
#5822	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Kriegsmarine Officer serving on Cruiser Karlsruhe Side Cap Dark blue wool cloth body with golden-yellow celleon piping around the side flap. Insignia consists of machine-woven gold eagle on dark blue backing, hand-sewn and a national cockade on black backing, machine-sewn. Cap badge of a brass disc with enamled art of a ship and “Kreuzer Karlsruhe”, pinned to the left side. Interior is lined in black cotton with stamped manufacturer identification, date “1941” and size “58”. There is a separately applied white cloth tag with red embroidered owners name “Berndt” and unit identification.	$950 New Price
The Waffen SS/Allgemiene SS
#5749	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Waffen SS Panzer Enlisted Field Cap Black wool M43 pattern visored field cap for enlisted men in the Waffen SS Panzer Korps. Machine-embroidered trapezoid of silver-grey thread eagle and skull, zig-zag stitched to the front panel. Side panel flaps with button closure using two black pastic buttons. Cloth covered visor with exposed underside of cardboard stiffener. Lined in grey herringbone pattern cotton with size stamp 59 at center. This is one of the “Dachau” caps that were seized from the Dachau concentration camp at the end of the war and is in un-issued condition.	SOLD
#4927	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Waffen SS Panzer Officers Field Cap Black wool field cap for an officer in the Waffen SS Panzer troops. Cap crown is piped in silver aluminum for officers. Insignia consists of machine woven eagle and deaths head, separately sewn to the cap crown and lower front panel. Interior is a black rayon, and is void of any size or maker stamps. There is a split of the rear, interior seam where the threads have come apart, otherwise this cap is in near mint condition.	SOLD
#5294	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Waffen SS Panzer Other Ranks Field Cap Black wool field cap for an enlisted man or nco in the Waffen SS Panzer troops. Black wool cap body is in good condition except for a small white stain (paint?) on the crown. Hand-sewn eagle, deaths head and pink soutache piping. Interior is a dark charcoal cotton twill lining with no markings and some soiling around the edge of the cap on all sides.	SOLD
#4755	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Waffen SS Cavalry Officers Field Cap Field gray model 1940 standard issue field cap for an officer in the Waffen SS Cavalry. Cap crown is piped in silver aluminum for officers and the lower front panel has the branch color of golden yellow soutache attached, signifying Cavalry troops. Insignia consists of machine woven eagle and deaths head, separately sewn to the cap crown and lower front panel. Interior is a gray rayon, size stamped and very clean. Extremely rare cap in near mint condition.	SOLD
#4426	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Allgemeine SS Enlisted Overseas Cap Allg. SS overseas cap in black wool with a second pattern machine woven SS cap eagle in light gray over black, sewn to the front of the cap (they were also sewn on the side panel). Sewn below the eagle is the early, pebbled totenkopf deaths head button. Interior of the cap is a gray, artificial silk/rayon stamped size “55” and with an SS RZM tag to maker #4. Very clean cap showing only some very light staining in the forehead area of the interior.	SOLD
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#5579	(click on photo for more detailed images)	Polizei Visored Field Cap Summer weight or tropical use visored field cap for use by Polizei personnel. Cap is made of a light mottled light-green and tan cotton fabric, very similar in color and texture to that of the backing used for Luft breast eagles on the FJ jump smock (see last image in listing for close-up of fabric). The cap has faded heavily on the top and has more coloration on the visor underside, though it is obviously still a very light color. Interior is lined in a very light-grey cotton with some heavy sweat stains to the forehead area. Insignia consists of a one-piece Police eagle/cockade, flipped upside down and sewn across the top, then flipped back over and finished along the sides and bottom.	$1200

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