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Item Id: HF25021
Heer EM/NCO's M43 Field Cap, RFNr and Year of Production Marked
$967.25
Field-grey wool construction cap features fold down back and side panels with two grey painted pebbled metal button front closure. The back and side panels were designed to be folded down to protect the wearers ears and neck and the scalloped front section could be secured with the buttons closed under the wearers chin. The front center of the cap has a machine woven M43 style national eagle factory machine sewn in place. The cap has an extended, cloth covered, forward visor with an internal stiffener with a subtly raised lip to the top of the forward edge and a single row of reinforcement stitching to the bottom of the forward edge. The interior of the cap is fully lined in silver/grey rayon. The lining has well marked with black ink stamp: RFNr. 1/1044/0026 (factory code), 1944 (year of production) and “55” which is the size of the cap.
The cap shows minor signs of age and use, no holes, rips or mendings.
Hard to find a cap with such clear stamps inside, the cap is also in very good condition!!
