Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Service Cap, By Robert Lubstein Auction the exterior bearing an inscription

the exterior bearing an inscription of “VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN SCHWARZ” and a maker’s mark of “HEINRICH WANDER

5 mm inclusive of its crown and crossed swords

Captain Hermann Köhl and James Fitzmaurice DFC at the upper right

the latter resulting in a crusher-style appearance and distortion of the overall structure

Germany, Heer. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Service Cap, By Robert Lubstein Auction the exterior bearing an inscription(Heer Schiffchen). A very well preserved Heer EM NCOs overseas service cap, constructed of field grey wool. It is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, reinforced along the top edge with dual rows of machine stitching. The crown is flanked by ventilation holes both reinforced with grey painted zink grommets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a field grey backer bearing a machine embroidered silver grey