Germany, Heer. An Infantry Officer’s M38 Overseas Cap
(Heer Schiffchen für Offiziere). Constructed of field-grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side panels, secured in place at the front by machine stitching. A band of silver aluminum wire piping fully surrounds the crown, as well as the front of the panels, indicating Officer issue. Each side features a ventilation hole reinforced with a grey-painted zink eyelet. The peak bears an insignia in the form of a field-grey rayon backer overlaid by a machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 65 mm (w) x 28 mm (h). Underneath the eagle is a multi-coloured wire cockade with a red felt centrepiece, measuring 24 mm in diameter. Stitched around the cockade is a white soutache, indicating Infantry personnel. The interior features a complete grey rayon liner, with a silver size stamp of “60”. It also bears a brown leather sweatband, which encompasses the forehead. The cap measures 295 mm (l) x 120 mm (h) when folded. The cap is free of evident faults and is in an extremely fine condition.

