This is a rare Italian manufacture Luftwaffe EM/NCO M43 cap, very interesting cap having an extra long visor and being made of thin ribbed blue grey wool and lined in dark blue rayon with HBT weave, the cap has a full machine installed dark brown ersatz sweatband, size « 59 », the two original blue painted wooden buttons are still factory applied, side loops are of a late black linen cotton gauze material, the eagle and the national tri-color cockade are machine embroidered on blue grey wool and are factory straight machine stitched to the cap's front. It is in unissued condition with some slight storage wear. This is a unique Luftwaffe M43 cap, very few pieces are known in collection.
.jpg "Luftwaffe M43 field cap EM/NCO - 1944")
