Original German WWII SA Lagermütze Garrison Cap from Gruppe Niederrhein - Sturmabteilung U.S. Artwork & Posters also known as M-1967 Modernized

also known as M-1967 Modernized Load-Carrying Equipment or MLCE

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while some were to custom-tailor the bomber to specific needs which varied by theater of operation or particular mission

Looking through this grouping feels like taking a step back in time into the Pacific Theater during World War Two

There are still some additional proof and acceptance marks stamped into the wood and steel of the handle

Original German WWII SA Lagermütze Garrison Cap from Gruppe Niederrhein - Sturmabteilung U.S. Artwork & Posters also known as M-1967 ModernizedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII Sturmabteilung SA Lagermtze (Camp Cap), usually referred to as a Garrison cap by collectors. In construction these are very similar, if not identical to the Heer Infantry EM NCO M38 overseas cap, except for the color, which has more brown in the mix. The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as Schiffchen, or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned