Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Tropical M43 Field Cap consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1918 to Bootsmanns Maat (Boatswain’s

1918 to Bootsmanns Maat (Boatswain’s Mate)

(Leistungsabzeichen der DJ in Silber)

"General Service" Class

an older issue circa 1900

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Tropical M43 Field Cap consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1918 to Bootsmanns Maat (Boatswain’s(Kriegsmarine Tropenfelddienstmtze). Constructed of ribbed cotton twill with gently sloping side panels towards a scalloped front with silver aluminum bullion embroidery along the crown of the cap and the downward sloping panels. The cap features two plain ventilation grommets on each side in between the top crown and scalloped edged seam. The front center of the cap features a machine woven national tri colour (black white red) cockade on a woven tan