Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dark Blue Board Cap, Late-War Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he led an army of

he led an army of 350

loss of gilt in the Saltire Cross

the clasp maker marked on the reverse with LDO code “L/58” indicating an exhibition example produced by Rudolf Souval

the obverse inscribed “Kriegsverdienst” (Military Merit)

to Malcolm A

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dark Blue Board Cap, Late-War Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he led an army of(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaues Schiffchen fr Offiziere). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers board cap, constructed of dark blue wool. It is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which are trimmed along the edge with golden yellow wool piping. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a dark navy blue rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered golden yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 65 mm