Original German WWII 1939 dated Luftwaffe Flight Branch EM-NCO Visor Cap by Kürschner & Mützenmacher - Size 54 Nepalese Cache Extras the side loading gate mechanism

the side loading gate mechanism was slow and cumbersome to reload in combat compared to the clip loaded Spanish Mausers the Krag was up against

he went to flyer group Tutow

It is marked with a faint U

with only a few tiny areas of wear to the finish

Original German WWII 1939 dated Luftwaffe Flight Branch EM-NCO Visor Cap by Kürschner & Mützenmacher - Size 54 Nepalese Cache Extras the side loading gate mechanismOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very good condition Flight Branch Luftwaffe EM NCO Visor Cap, which is still clearly clearly marked under the celluloid "diamond" on the crown of the cap: 54 Landes=Lief.=Gen. d. Krschner=u. Mtzenmacher Handwerks BERLIN NO 18 Lieferjahr 1939 This maker name is a wartime makers Union abbreviated markind, which in full would read: Landes Lieferungs Genossenschaft Krschner und Mtzenmacher Handwerks, an