Heer Pioneer Officer's m38 Overseas Cap

High quality, private purchase M38 pattern, field-grey wool construction cap. Fold down side and back panels with scalloped slopes to the forward side panels. The crown edge and the forward scalloped side panels are both piped in bright silver/aluminum braiding. The cap has metal ventilation grommet to each side. The front center of the cap has a BEVO flatwire officer’s national eagle on a cut-out, woven field-grey cloth base. The eagle is original hand sewn to the cap. Below the eagle is a bullion wire tri-color cockade. The cockade is flanked by a black rayon branch color soutache. The soutache is hand sewn in place and ends are inserted through small puncture holes at the seam near the bottom edge of the cap. Inside is lined with grey cotton cloth. To the front is a green colored sweatband machine sewn in place. The cap shows signs of age and real use. The officers braiding shows spots of wear and inside with typicall sweat stains.

Really nice pioneer officer’s m38 cap!!