Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Ranks, with Owner-Modified Chinstrap visually-hidden white enamel chipping on the

white enamel chipping on the two centrepiece tablets of the Commander Badge

A memorial cross in case

defaced by a Hohenzollern coat of arms

constructed of an olive-drab wool and rayon backer

A detailled chapter about the many known fakes makes this book an indispensable companion for every serious collector of this badge

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Board Cap for Enlisted Ranks, with Owner-Modified Chinstrap visually-hidden white enamel chipping on the(Kriegsmarine Schiffchen fr Mannschaften). An interesting well preserved Kriegsmarine dark blue board cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of dark navy blue wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which subtly slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark blue wool backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 60 mm (w) x 25 mm