Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap with Faded Markings German Field Equipment with a crossguard slightly farther

with a crossguard slightly farther from the pommel

though the original top tie is unfortunately missing

possibly the name of whoever brought it back from Japan

From a time when pioneers needed substantial tools that doubled as weapons for use on the battlefield building redoubts and gun emplacements

Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap with Faded Markings German Field Equipment with a crossguard slightly fartherOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely lightly used example of a German WWII Luftwaffe M38 Overseas cap (Schiffchen), as worn by Enlisted men and NCOs (EM NCO). It definitely has a "been there" look that is impossible to duplicate. The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as "Schiffchen", or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat, was standard issue for the Luftwaffe for most occasions. The cap is