Luftwaffe Fliegermutze

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, I own two of these caps.

The first one I have owned for over 25 years, is shown here. Only ink marking visable is a faded size "56". Bought for £22 all those years ago now.

[Adrian Stevenson]

The second cap I have only owned for 2 years now. It was rescued from a rag factory before it was cut up! A friend of mine worked there and he saved many WW2 uniform items. I had known of this cap for many years and finally got to buy it.

The insignia on these caps is typically hand sewn.

The maker of this one is "GA Hoffmann, Berlin" and is dated 1940. Beware of some caps with this maker mark as it is a favourite with the fakers. If buying one ensure that the stamps match this example.

I am currently chasing a third example to add to my collection which resides locally to me.

Cheers, Ade.