WW2 German Luftwaffe Single Button Field Cap

A Luftwaffe field cap with the earlier single button fastening to front.
This style of cap was adopted from the earlier Luftwaffe Bergmutze & issued to ground troops such as Field Divisions & Paratroopers as of the 1942/43 period. There is also much evidence of ths single button version being worn by flight crews also however it was standardised with a two button closure later on in 1943. Of blue wool construction it has a front fastening single buttoned scallop which on this cap has been stitched down along its lower edge. This was individually done by the wearer to keep it in place perhaps for wear in high windy altitudes. There are the usual rayon shoulder strap loops on the the lower edge under each side. The two piece insignia to front is correct for this cap & has certainly been on for a long time although I cannot guarantee it's wartime placement. Interior has a very heavily worn purple rayon lining with faint traces of an RB Number & 57 size stamp . The first two digits of the date can just about be seen however the rest is now illegible. In overall nice used condition there are some small holes to its left side ( See images ).

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