Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap in size 57 1/2 - Schiffchen Russian Ordnance showing the wear and oxidation

showing the wear and oxidation to the exterior from powder burn

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This example is missing its liner

Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap in size 57 1/2 - Schiffchen Russian Ordnance showing the wear and oxidationOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely service used example of a German WWII Luftwaffe M38 Overseas cap (Schiffchen), as worn by Enlisted men and NCOs (EM NCO). It definitely has a "been there" look that is impossible to duplicate. 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