Simple little add here. This is a metal, bakelite and cloth roundel or cockade in the national colours used on enlisted men’s soft caps in all three services. In this case the KM Donald Duck cap below was missing one when I got it, although it had the slots where one would have fitted. An easy cheap fix, unlike most of the rabbit holes I go down.
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Kreigsmarine EM cockade
Posted in Headwear with tags Cap Badges, Germany (Third Reich), Kriegsmarine, WW2 on January 15, 2017 by The DudeKreigsmarine EM/NCO Donald Duck Cap
Posted in Headwear with tags Germany (Third Reich), Kriegsmarine, WW2 on January 7, 2017 by The DudeI have field caps for the Luftwaffe and Heer and have been looking for a KM one for a while. This one came relatively cheap from a trip to Belleville although it is missing its cockade on the front. I will look for one of these in the meantime but I am happy with the look of this. Note, the post-war hats are almost identical except that the inside liner is white in colour.
Infantry Pickelhaube Field Cover
Posted in Headwear with tags Germany (Imperial), Heer, Prussia, WW1 on June 6, 2014 by The DudeI have had my Prussian Infantry Pickelhaube for about 10 years and in all that time have only see two of the cloth field covers for them. This one was just last week and I snapped it up now that I know how rare they are. In the photos you can see it still has its fastenings intact. You can also see that I had it on backwards. Ha.
Heer NCO M40 Feldmützen
Posted in Headwear with tags Caps, Germany (Third Reich), Heer, WW2 on April 20, 2013 by The DudeGerman M42 Helmet
Posted in Fakes & Replicas, Headwear with tags Germany (Third Reich), Helmets, Hitler Youth, WW2 on April 18, 2013 by The DudeImperial Japanese Army Field Cap
Posted in Headwear with tags Caps, Empire of Japan, WW2 on April 17, 2013 by The DudeLuftwaffe NCO M40 Feldmützen
Posted in Headwear with tags Caps, Germany (Third Reich), Luftwaffe, WW2 on April 17, 2013 by The DudePrussian Private Soldiers Pickelhaube
Posted in Headwear with tags Germany (Imperial), Helmets, Pickelhaubes, WW1 on April 16, 2013 by The DudeHere is a NCO or Private soldiers Pickelhaube from the 16th Prussian Infantry Regiment. The helmet is marked 1896, frequently the last inspection date. It is also marked IR.16 1896 2C I.G. and something like R?6961B. The old guy I bought it from said his uncle had got it after WW1 when he subscribed to a War Bond drive in New York.