Luft Overseas Cap w/ Paper Inside...

[Skip Pickett]

Hello guys: I just purchased this Luft hat at a little country auction here in N.C. I'm guessing it is a late war example due to the enlisted eagle...maybe an up-grade in rank? Nice fine wool with a little moth nipping .Before it was put up on the auction block, I found a piece of paper tucked inside it... Can anyone tell me what it says? I've posted 2 pics of the paper because in one you can read the pencil better, in the other the type print is clearer.

Thanks,
Skip

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[John Hodgin]

Hi Skip,

You are correct, the cap has been upgraded. That is not standard officer's cap piping but collar piping which has been carefully added. This type upgrade is common. It is a fine gabardine cap, not the usual issue EM wool type. He was a Staff officer at an airfield.
Best,
John