Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Senior Nco’s Visor Cap, By Fritz Weidmann United Republic of 17 mm x 14

17 mm x 14

the dates 1219

10 mm (w) x 67

to be awarded to soldiers of the Vietcong fighting in South Vietnam

Every time we took cover one could hear the whine of our own shells overhead

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Senior Nco’s Visor Cap, By Fritz Weidmann United Republic of 17 mm x 14(Kriegsmarine Schirmmtze). A very well preserved Kriegsmarine Senior NCOs visor cap, constructed of dark blue wool. The cap features reinforced side walls, with the exterior bearing a woven black cotton twill cap band. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a dark blue wool backer bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The eagle insignia measures 70 mm (w) x 35 mm