Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Converted Overseas Field Cap Auction with a great deal of

with a great deal of variation apparent among surviving examples

it was in pursuit of shattered Ethiopian troops along the Tacazze River

1914-15 Star (7130 Pte W

marked on six o’clock arm S

British War Medal (8799 PTE

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Converted Overseas Field Cap Auction with a great deal of(Luftwaffe Schiffchen fr Offiziere). A field converted Luftwaffe Officers overseas field cap, constructed of dark grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls, sloping toward the front, which are topped by a length of silver aluminum wire piping secured in place with hand stitching. The peak features an insignia in the form of a dark grey wool backer bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Luftwaffe eagle clutching a wreathed