Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Single-Button M43 Field Cap Hold on a fine link chain

on a fine link chain with clasp)

Late war issue

the panels are rolled up and secured in place with two brown bakelite buttons on the right panel meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Single-Button M43 Field Cap Hold on a fine link chain(Gendarmerie Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Gendarmerie EM NCOs single button M43 field cap, constructed of Police green wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with a single pebbled and silvered zink button. The outer edge of the crown is