Germany, Heer. A Chaplain’s Overseas Cap

(Heer Kaplan Schiffchen). A very well-preserved Heer chaplain’s overseas cap, constructed of field-grey wool, featuring a fold-down side panel fully lining the circumference, with a band of silver aluminum wire fully lining the crown and the front of the paneling, the peak bearing a BeVo-style silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle on a forest green backer, measuring 65 mm (w) x 28 mm (h), pinned into the cap underneath the eagle is a silvered bronze Shamrock Cross, measuring 13 mm (w) x 15 mm (h), the front also bearing a violet soutache above a magnetic metal tri-colour cockade measuring 20 mm in diameter, the interior with a complete grey cotton liner bearing a size stamp of “59”, with a brown leather sweatband held in place at the forehead with machine stitching, measuring 300 mm (l) x 118 mm (h), moderate material fatigue evident to the exterior, otherwise in very fine condition.