Original German WWII Luftwaffen Pioniere EM-NCO M38 Overseas Wool Cap - Schiffchen U.S. Badges or loss of integrity

or loss of integrity

Research reveals that serial number 27164 dates to year of manufacture of 1896

but in this case the entire stock was replaced with a new one

The barrel looks to have been cleaned and polished over the years

Original German WWII Luftwaffen Pioniere EM-NCO M38 Overseas Wool Cap - Schiffchen U.S. Badges or loss of integrityOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service worn example of a German WWII Luftwaffe M38 Overseas cap (Schiffchen), as worn by Enlisted men and NCOs (EM NCO). The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as "Schiffchen", or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat, was standard issue for the Luftwaffe for most occasions. The cap is constructed of the correct Luftwaffe Fliegerblau (Flyer's Blue) blue gray