Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap Auction Archive stitched to a field-grey wool

stitched to a field-grey wool backer cut from a period uniform

the reverse with a large studio photographer mark and a short inscription in German and dated "1898"

Howard Hampden Burnham was born in Toronto

measuring 12 cm in diameter

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s M43 Field Cap Auction Archive stitched to a field-grey wool(Ordnungspolizei Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere). A well preserved Ordnungspolizei EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of coarse field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side panels, scalloped toward the front, which provide optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels roll up and are secured in place at the front with two pebbled magnetic metal buttons which emanate from the