Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Field Cap Hold Karl Vesper”

Karl Vesper”

After training for almost three months

a Wehrmacht stamp overprinting the left arrow and a Vichy stamp overprinting the right arrow

not by the people as in a republic

44 mm (w) x 91

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Field Cap Hold Karl Vesper”(Gendarmerie Einheitsfeldmtze fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Gendarmerie EM NCOs field cap, constructed of police green wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped at the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front with a single pebbled magnetic metal button which emanates from the right flap and meets a reinforced