Rare Waffen-SS single button M43 EM / NCO Panzer cap

Exceedingly rare Waffen-SS single button M43 EM / NCO Panzer cap. This is a typical mid to late war single button EM / NCO issue variant. The cap retains its factory sewn BeVo skull and eagle combination without signs of prior insignia application. The cap is made from a typical thin black wool and lined in black dyed cotton. The cardboard peak material is in good condition with some light bending due to age. It is not to be confused with its Heer counterparts by the fact it lacks a RBNR or year, and has just the size marking which is hard to read. The size marking shows the small size 54. Nowadays this is a small size but it proved to be a well average head circumference size in the 1940’s. The cap is constructed with single, double and chainstitch sewing machines. It has the typical three lines of stitching running horizontally around the base of the cap underneath the weather flap in a somewhat chaotic way. Looking at the wool of the cap I notice that the left weather flap has only a very small amount of nap in the wool underneath. This can be explained that this piece of wool on the roll was at the very beginning or the cap being wartime (!) constructed from recycled material. Having studied multiple caps and reading several offical orders for the recycling of worn uniforms in such a way, I believe this to be the best explanation. The combination of the single button, two piece insignia and this exact black lining is very typical for this type of caps.

Although these caps are exceedingly rare, often discussed I do believe this is a unmolested, authentic example. I have studied the cap long and hard before offering this cap for sale. I believe this should be done with all items offered on the market. Like with all my items, they come with a lifetime guarantee on authenticity. This is a very scarce opportunity to acquire a typica Waffen-SS Enlisted man or NCO Panzer M43 field cap!