Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Visored Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Franz Ritter, c. 1943 visually-hidden a tab stitched in place

a tab stitched in place on the underside with a smooth finished black upper on the right end

the bottom of the case marked “Hauptmünzamt

A mixed lot of 17 private prewar and wartime photos from the estate of U-Boat ace Korvettenkapitän Herbert Schultze

They were thus not part of the regular Royal Lao system of awards

28 mm x 31 mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Tropical Visored Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Franz Ritter, c. 1943 visually-hidden a tab stitched in place(Kriegsmarine Tropen Einheitsfeldmtze fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Kriegsmarine tropical visored field cap, constructed of gently ribbed khaki tan cotton cloth. It is fully surrounded by decorated side panels which are fixed in place with a row of stitching along the top edge. Each side of the crown is flanked by dual ventilation holes, all reinforced with magnetic metal grommets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a brown rayon