Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mechanic's Overseas Field Cap, Maker-Marked and Owner-Attributed

(Luftwaffe Schiffchen für Mechaniker). A well-preserved Luftwaffe mechanic’s overseas field cap, constructed of black herringbone twill (HBT) cotton-blended cloth. The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side walls with a downward slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a black wool backer bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 72 mm (w) x 34 mm (h). The interior is fully encompassed by a black cotton/rayon-blended liner. Stitched onto the left side of the liner is a label bearing a maker’s mark of “LANDESLIEFERUNGS-GENOSSENSCHAFT ‘AGO’ FÜR HESSEN”, indicating manufacture by a firm associated with a consortium of manufacturer based in Hesse, a manufacture date of “1939”, a size mark of “57”, a unit code of “LB.A.(S.) 40”, and a partially-legible handwritten owner’s name. It measures approximately 29.5 cm (l) x 12.5 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface. Demonstrating only minor material fatigue, it is in an overall extremely fine condition.