Joe B
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I bought this cap from The Ruptured Duck . I know that this cap was issued to the German pre-military training camps (WE-lager)but not sure if the NPEA wore it. It was listed as an NPEA cap .
Here is their description :
As you can clearly tell , their was once a pin atached to the cap below the embroidered eagle . I plan to use an HJ pin but I`m wondering if an NSDAP cockade should be utilized .
Opinions please .
Here is their description :
Scarce NPEA Field Cap (Overseas Cap) from the Ed Stadnicki Collection
A rarely encountered piece of headgear, this lightweight cap is made of a fine-ribbed cotton fabric in a pale bluish-grey color – though fading over time coupled with soiling give it an overall “washed out” appearance, with some tan tones. Other than this, the boat shaped cap (i.e. Schiffchen) is in very sound condition and complete with a small stubby-winged NPEA eagle insignia, machine embroidered on a very closely trimmed black backing, and applied to the cap front above the skirt edge. The bird is in very nice condition, without any excessive wear. The vertical center seam on the narrow skirt front appears to have been split at one point, and possibly repaired – traces of stitches with black thread are slightly visible. The cap interior is lined in a light grey cotton twill fabric. This is yellowed a bit and lightly soiled around the lower half, from honest wear. There is a vertical cloth fin running fore to aft along the top interior, this representing the interior shape created by the “V” shaped centerline of the cap’s exterior top. The left side of the fin is black ink stamped on the left side (within a thread-outlined box), “56” (size) and with the area identification: “Gebietsführerschaft ….Neustadt-Glewe” (“area leadership….Neustadt-Glewe” – this town was in the area of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in Northeastern Germany). A very cool and rarely ever seen piece of headgear!
$650.00
As you can clearly tell , their was once a pin atached to the cap below the embroidered eagle . I plan to use an HJ pin but I`m wondering if an NSDAP cockade should be utilized .
Opinions please .
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