A M43 Reichsarbeitsdienst EM/NCO’s Einheitsfeldmütze by Clemens Wagner

This is a well preserved M43 Reichsarbeitsdienst EM/NCO’s Feldmütze, manufactured in brown wool with fold-down scalloped side panels, secured at the front by a single olive-drab coloured pebbled aluminum button. The cap features thick chocolate brown piping along the bottom brim with a red, black, and green machine embroidered RAD insignia, consisting of a white pointed spade with red bordering, and a back swastika in the center, with outward facing wheat stalks at a 45 degree angle, with a olive-green coloured threaded background on a olive-green coloured wool backer. The insignia is original to the cap and appears to be hand stitched to the cap. In addition, the cap also features a cardboard-reinforced visor at the front. The interior is lined in a light brown cotton/rayon blend, with a non-perforated brown leatherette sweatband around the entire cap. The liner cap is unit marked “RAD Br.8”, dated “42” (1942), size stamped “59”, with maker stamp “Clemens Wagner, Braunschweig”. Measuring 260 mm x 190 mm. The cap is generally well preserved with the exterior wool being intact with only minor wear spots. The interior headband is cracked in multiple spots and has started to degenerate through age and wear. Overall near very fine condition.