Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Visored Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Franz Ritter, c. 1943 Auction measuring 5 cm (w) x

measuring 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h)

the screw plate is marked “W

one end stitched into a loop to accommodate a magnetic metal buckle

the straps are secured to the tunic with loops at the outer edge and with pebbled magnetic metal buttons on the inner edge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Visored Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Franz Ritter, c. 1943 Auction measuring 5 cm (w) x(Kriegsmarine Tropen Einheitsfeldmtze fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Kriegsmarine tropical visored field cap, constructed of gently ribbed khaki tan cotton cloth. It is fully surrounded by decorated side panels which are fixed in place with a row of stitching along the top edge. Each side of the crown is flanked by dual ventilation holes, all reinforced with magnetic metal grommets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a brown rayon