Although nicely rendered, I think this may be a repro. The inkstamp bothers me plus it looks made from an overcoat. Lacks binding tape in scallop seam. My 2 cents, see how others view it.
M43 “Feldgendarmerie” caps never existed. Feldgendarmerie personnel donned standard M43 caps of their armed service with the relevant insignia. This is a “Polizei” M43 cap with one-piece “Polizei” insignia with an orange piping purported to be for Gendarmerie (not the same as Feldgendarmerie) .
Wartime “Polizei” M43 caps didn’t feature colored piping (except for officers – aluminum – and generals – gold) , this having been abolished on o/s caps and mountain caps since September 1942. I’ve examined a few postwar West German Police M43 caps with green or orange piping made in mid-/late- ‘50s very similar to wartime specimen, same fabrics and having a natural 60-year look. Occasionally you see these doctored by the addition of Third Reich insignia, but I think this is not the case, the marking also being suspect. The binding tape in the scallop seam is a good original detail, but e lack of it is not necessarily a red flag.
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