Waffen SS Officers M43 Einheitsfeldmutze From Normandy

If you are looking for an M43 officers cap that you can definitively identify as Waffen SS then this 'salty' heavily worn piece may be for you.
Coming some years ago from the area of St Denis la Gast in the August 1944 Operation Cobra area this cap has been stripped of its insignia however has the distinct imprint of where the SS skull was situated to the front & the SS cap eagle to the side. The rest of the nap of the cloth of the cap is very well weathered down & highlights the imprint of the removed insignia very well ( See images ) . There is sweat staining coming through the area where the brim meets the body of the cap this visible also on the underside. The officers crown piping is very well worn down with only a few stitches of its placement being now visible. Both silver officer buttons to the front are totally original to the cap & show the very typical chain stitch to reverse. There is a small hole from what appears to be a cigarette burn to the front right of where the skull sat measuring approx 1/2 cm in diameter.
Inside of the cap again shows heavy wear with a torn lining which nicely exposes the construction of the cap. Underneath the rayon lining can be seen a jute lining around the sides of the cap with the underside of the officers piping seated in areas of the crown. The lining still has some very faint now illegible markings however the last line appears to be the maker address of ' Boxhagen Strase16' or similar . I have provided images & am confident that further research would identify this maker.
A true SS Officer combat cap & a one off that has without doubt seen much action.

Code: 10137