Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Buy Now the reverse maker marked “HEINZ

the reverse maker marked “HEINZ SCHMIDT

Pinned into the centre of the cap band is an insignia in the form of an aluminum oak leaf wreath around a tri-coloured cockade

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textbook example by maker Klein & Quenzer

the card backer maker marked on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Overseas Cap Buy Now the reverse maker marked “HEINZ(Luftwaffe Schiffchen fr Offiziere). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers overseas cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, trimmed along the edge with a length of silver aluminum wire piping, and reinforced with dual rows of machine embroidery. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark grey wool base bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile