Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Navy Blue Senior NCO’s Visor Cap - Schirmmütze U.S. Equipment The central gold medallion is

The central gold medallion is surrounded by a blue enameled ring bearing the gilt inscription "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (English: "FRENCH REPUBLIC") with a small gilt five-pointed star at the bottom for a 4th Republic award

unlike the commercially made tubes

It is however flaking off in places

and early form of synthetic cloth made from wood

Includes Academy Award-winning The Battle of Midway by Hollywood director John Ford

Original German WWII Kriegsmarine Navy Blue Senior NCO’s Visor Cap - Schirmmütze U.S. Equipment The central gold medallion isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a rare Senior NCO's Schirmmtze Visor Cap from the German WWII Navy, known as the Kriegsmarine. Unlike the other branches of the German armed forces, the enlisted men of the Kriegsmarine below senior NCO level did not wear visor caps, so they are quite a bit more scarce, as many fewer were made. This is a very nice example of a later war Kriegsmarine Senior NCO's Visor cap, in the