Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s M43 Field Cap Hold designed marked FEC

designed marked FEC

retaining most of its original black finish

At the end of the nineteenth century

(Identical reverse set up is found on AS marked minesweeper badge)

at Pretoria

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s M43 Field Cap Hold designed marked FEC(Luftwaffe Schirmmtze M43 fr Offizier). An extremely well preserved Luftwaffe Officers M43 field cap, constructed of dark blue grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with two pebbled and grey painted zink buttons emanating from the right flap and meeting an equal number