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K025365 "KREUZER EMDEN" CAP TALLEY.
(Mützenband)BACKGROUND: The German EM/NCO’s "Donald Duck" style sailor’s cap was based on a traditional design that dates back to the creation of the Prussian Navy in 1848. During the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and the early Third Reich eras these Donald Duck style sailor’s caps were issued with a named cap talley to identify the ship, flotilla or land unit the individual was serving with. On November 1ST 1938 the Navy mobilization order introduced the "Kriegsmarine" cap talley to replace the named cap tallies as a security measure in the case of active mobilization. Personnel who had no possible contact with the outside world retained the privilege to wear the named tallies until mid-1940 when additional orders restricted wear of all named cap tallies excluding personnel of the NCO’s Preparatory Schools. Originally the script on the cap tallies was worked in gilt wire but due to the potential tarnish discoloration of the wire regulations of October 29TH 1936 dictated that the manufacture of the gilt script on the cap tallies was to be discontinued and replaced with golden yellow celleon threads although the directive was not strictly adhered to. Of Note: The Kreuzer Emden, ({Light} Cruiser Emden), was launched on March 7TH 1925 and was Germany’s first post-WWI warship. In 1934 the Emden went on a world cruise under the command of Kapitan zur See Karl Dönitz who on his return in 1935 was appointed as the Commander of the U-Boat arm of the Kriegsmarine. The Emden saw light action in WWI and was bombed and badly damaged off of Kiel in April 1945 and scuttled shortly thereafter to avoid falling into allied hands.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Early, (pre-November 1936), black silk construction cap talley with machine woven Gothic script, "Kreuzer Emden", in gilt flat-wire threads. The cap talley is roughly, 3.5cm tall and 60cm long. The ends of the talley are straight cut. The talley is in overall very good condition with minor end fraying and the edges of the script has minor age toning with light fraying to the ends.
GRADE ****1/4 PRICE $90.00
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