Extremely rare "been there" field cap worn by a soldier of the Afrikakorps. While unissued examples are turning up from time to time, sun-bleached and clearly "Africa worn" caps are nearly impossible to find!
This example was manufactured in 1941. It comes with the typical red color lining and a "Lago-Berlin" maker's mark. Size "56" stamped. Clear signs of wear, patina and sweat-stains.
Zinc grommets which show plenty of corrosion.
Original attached machine-woven insignia. Quite sloppy attached by hand however clearly absolutely matching showing the same sort of patina and sun-bleached as the rest of the cap. The horizonal seam of the visor is going over the cockade which proofs that it is definitely period time attached.
