Reenactor Army EM/NCO's M43 Field Cap

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Post-war Field-grey, wool/rayon blend construction cap features fold down back and side panels with a downward scalloped front edge and forward sides and two, small, field-grey painted, pebbled, magnetic sheet metal button front closure. The back and side panels were designed to be folded down to protect the wearer’s ears and neck and the scalloped front section could be secured with the buttons closed under the wearer’s chin. The front center of the cap has a machine woven national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in its talons, in mouse grey rayon threads positioned above a national tri-color cockade in black, white and red rayon threads, both mounted on a woven, field-grey, rayon trapezoid base. The cap has an extended, cloth covered, forward visor with an internal stiffener. The interior of the cap is fully lined in rayon. Nice Rbnr# with 42 date. Size marked 58. Nice clean example.