Luftwaffe EM/NCO's Tropical Side Cap  

Light weight, ribbed tan cotton twill construction cap features fold down side and back panels with gently sloping, downward scallops to the front and forward sides. The front center of the cap has a machine embroidered second pattern, tropical Luftwaffe eagle in white threads on a ribbed, tan cotton twill base. The cotton twill base has been folded into an inverted triangle and is hand stitched in place. The front center of the cap has a machine embroidered, second pattern Luftwaffe eagle in silvery/grey threads on a cut out blue/grey wool base and the front center of the fold down panels has a machine embroidered, padded, national tri color cockade on a cut out tan rayon base. Both the eagle and the cockade are neatly handstitched to the cap. The interior of the cap is fully lined in light weight tan cotton. The lining is well marked with a black manufacturers ink stamp with location and date, “Almi Koblenz 1941”. The cap is also size marked 55. The cap is in very good condition with light storage wear. The cap was recently found together with 10 other caps in italy!

Pretty scarce cap in very good condition!!