WW2 German Occupied France Made Kriegsmarine Field Cap

A German Kriegsmarine field grey field cap for wear by coastal units .
This is a French made example made under German occupation in Paris by the firm Chapeliere who are a known maker of caps for the German forces whilst under German occupation . One will observe the enlargening of the cap at its rear this reputedly as a result of workers at the factory making the caps too small as an act of defiance towards their German occupiers. When the Germans received the caps they were sent to be retailored to acceptable sizes presumably at Clemens Wagner whose maker stamp also appears on the lining of the cap ( See pg 214 Headgear of Hitlers Germany Vol.1 ) . The stamp of Chapeliere , Paris with a size stamp of '58' appears on the twill lining of the cap along with a second stamp from Clemens Wagner with a date appearing to be 4 August 1940 . With gold KM Bevo cap eagle & dark green backed Bevo cockade both originally sewn to the cap there is light wear with weathering observed to exposed areas when side skirts lifted. Some wear to nap of cloth & there are rust marks to top of cap.

Code: 10866