Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap Hold measuring 104 mm x 58

measuring 104 mm x 58 mm

A pair of portepees

maker marked “W” (Wagner

when he was promoted to Lance-Bombardier and attached to the South African Artillery Depot at Ottery Camp for training on the 8th Anti-Aircraft Cadet Course

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An EM/NCO’s Board Cap Hold measuring 104 mm x 58(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine EM NCOs board cap, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which taper downward toward the peak. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) overall. Directly below