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HG-16b Scarce DAK Tropical Overseas Cap for Motorized
Transport – Choice; by Hans Brandt
A superb tropical cap – and another gem from the Show Of Shows 2005
cache! The cap is in unissued condition and made from fine brownish-olive
colored cotton twill, with an authentic soutache in the pale blue color of
Motorized Transport Troops on the front skirt arm. The material is nice and firm
for the cap body, with the side skirts thinner (since they are unlined). There
is a light reddish-tan enameled air vent grommet on each side of the cap (above
the point of the skirt turn-up) and on the front there is a superb, two-piece
machine woven Other Ranks insignia. The eagle is in light greyish-blue thread on
a mustard brown color backing. The machine woven cockade’s diamond shaped
woven rayon backing is tucked up into the bottom side apex of a superb, light
blue soutache – the branch color for Motorized Transport Troops. The size
“54” stamped interior lining is the picture perfect dull red color, stamped.
The top is marked “Hans Brandt Mützenfabrik Magdeburg – N Ritterstraße
12-18”, along with a very large “842”. The cap’s bottom hem includes the
intermediate oilcloth strip (as a means of reducing sweat bleed through to the
exterior). Super piece.
$1,100.00
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Item HG-16b
