Heer Don Cossack Volunteer Artillery EM/NCO's Side Cap

Field-grey course wool construction cap with fold down side and back panels. As is typical the fold down panels are hand-stitched in the upright position at the front center of the cap. The front center of the cap has a machine woven, national eagle in white/grey threads on a cut-out woven, field-grey rayon base. The eagle is neatly handstitched to the cap. The front center of the fold down panels has a Don Cossack metal cockade/insignia. The cockade is hand sewn in place. The cap has a red rayon inverted “V” soutache indicating service in a artillery unit. The soutache has been applied in the correct manner, being machine stitched in place and inserted through two, small, puncture holes near the bottom edge of the cap. The interior of the cap is fully lined in grey, drill cotton cloth. Lining has a rather faint size stamp “55” in black ink. The cap is in good, still used condition with nap wear and age toning to all exposed parts.

Very rare cap in good, still used condition!!