BACKGROUND: Protective foul weather clothing and headgear were components of a ships on-board clothing stores and were issued to watch and deck personnel on an "as need" basis during inclement weather. When not in use the foul weather clothing and headgear were returned to storage for future usage. Generally the foul weather clothing and headgear items were constructed in waterproof rubberized canvas or oilcloth in assorted colors although leather garments were also utilized. The Kriegsmarine protective foul weather cap followed the basic design as the "Sou’wester" cap used by civilian fishermen and merchant marine personnel through-out the world.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black rubberized canvas construction Southwester style protective foul weather cap features a two piece, dual-ply, horizontal brim which is considerably longer in the back with dual, parallel, rows of reinforcement stitching near the outer edge and a vertical, stitched seam to both the obverse and reverse centers. The crown portion of the cap is constructed of four evenly sized, single-ply, rubberized canvas panels with machine stitched seams. The cap has an unlined interior with glued on, rubberized, grey fabric reinforcing strips to the crown seams. The interior of the cap has dual, woven white cotton, tie, chinstraps machine stitched into the side seams where the brim affixes to the crown panels. The interior of the cap is well marked with dual, black inkstamped waffen-amts. The cap has no visible manufacturer’s or size markings but the most commonly encountered manufacturer is Willy Sprengpfeil of Hamburg. The cap is in overall very good condition with minimal age toning. The cap is roughly size 56.

GRADE ****                             PRICE $117.00