Luftwaffe M 43 Caps

[PaulW]

Thanks

Many thanks for the information!

[PaulW]

1944 dated M43

My 1944 dated example, possibly unissued.

Some more pictures here:- http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=754500

[all1knew]

Another officer's 43, this one with bullion insignia.

just beautiful!

William Kramer

[all1knew]

Hello, all most desirable caps. Heres mine. It came in a grouping bought off ebay that was in a late US Vet.s estate. He was a Pathfinder and some of his stuff also came in the grouping including his Pathfinder flying boot patch. Best, Bill Bourque

that's quite the haul to send home!

William Kramer

[Gustav 43]

Here another M43 caps for reference.First with nice trap insignia and blue italian lining material.

[Gustav 43]

Another with nice with zig zag stitched separate insignia and partial sweatband.This producer used trap insignia on his caps later.

[PaulW]

Luftwaffe M43 cap with trapezoid

Love these caps! Added another one to the collection, a late war type with trapezoid. It has the same (Minden) maker as the lightweight M43 shown above.

I don't know how many Luftwaffe M43's I will 'need', but something tells me it will never be enough....

Some more pictures here:-

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=1#post6894211

[Robert Shoaf]

I picked up this nice example from a WAF member.

Bob Shoaf

[grantsmil]

Cotton cap

A cotton cap

[Gustav 43]

Another almost minty M43

[Gustav 43]

inside shot + marking

[Lenny W]

Another almost minty M43

Great cap looks like they used an army cockade

[John Hodgin]

Great cap looks like they used an army cockade

I think that may be the color balance on Gustav's camera Lenny.

Wonderful caps Gustav and Paul!

Grantsmil, that blue cotton cap is finest of this type I've ever seen, a most desirable cap! Can we see the interior?

Thanks for posting these gentlemen,
John

[grantsmil]

Blue cotton cap

The interior is lined with lighter weight blue cotton. There is no sweatband. The makers marks are particularly indistinct, and the cap is somewhat grubby. The size is marked 57 and the maker's stamp consists of three lines, longest on top and shortest on bottom. I can't make out much except for the first two letters of the last line, being BR.... or even BRE.....

[John Hodgin]

Thanks Grant, tis nice and sunny there. Your cap is intriguing, I like the look of the grommets, looking forward to Gustav's thoughts on it.