A Luftwaffe EM/NCO’s Overseas Cap

This is a well preserved Luftwaffe blue/grey “Fliegermütze” constructed of a grey wool/rayon blend, with fold-down side and back panels with gently sloping, downward scallops to the front. The front of the cap features a machine embroidered Luftwaffe eagle patch in silvery/grey cotton threads, mounted on matching blue/grey wool/rayon blended backer. Directly beneath is a machine embroidered national tri-colour cockade in black, white, and red rayon threads. Both the eagle and the cockade appear original to the cap and are hand stitched into place. The interior of the cap is fully lined in grey rayon, displaying a large black mark, and although old, it does not appear original to the cap. The cap measures 295 mm x 112 mm when folded. Overall extremely fine condition with some wear marks on the inside liner of the cap where the fabric has started to thin-out a bit.