Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Overseas Cap, Owner-Attributed, by Société Chapelière Parisienne Province of China but the shirt remains in

but the shirt remains in an overall very fine condition

he was employed briefly in mid-1939 by M

frayed original ribbon has separated from its bronze gilt hanger with pinback

The reverse of the sack is stamped “H

the lower right corner overlaid by von der Heydte’s handwritten signature in blue ink

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Overseas Cap, Owner-Attributed, by Société Chapelière Parisienne Province of China but the shirt remains in(Kriegsmarine feldgraues Schiffchen fr Mannschaften der Kstenartillerie). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery overseas cap, constructed of field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls with a subtle downward slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a field grey rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile