Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Newly Listed Presumably the Sperrversuchskommando tested new

Presumably the Sperrversuchskommando tested new types of mines (Versuch = experiment)

meeting an equal number of metallic hooks on the left to ensure a flush fit with the wearer’s neck

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (447083)

reverse centre presents a white-enamelled medallion bearing the intertwined cyphers “FC” for “Friedrich and Carl

(RM 10307 J

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Em/Nco’s Overseas Cap Newly Listed Presumably the Sperrversuchskommando tested new(Luftwaffe Schiffchen). A well preserved Luftwaffe EM NCOs overseas cap, constructed of dark grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia in the form of a dark grey wool backer bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 70 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). Underneath the eagle is a machine embroidered tricolour cockade measuring 22 mm in