Original Japanese WWII Army Late Pattern “Papercloth” Officer’s Forage Cap with Chinstrap & Star German Uniforms un-engraved small silver escutcheon

un-engraved small silver escutcheon

61  Replica

1942 in the village of Petrovskoye

There does look to be some deformation of the legs

and overall oxidation speckling inside and out

Original Japanese WWII Army Late Pattern “Papercloth” Officer’s Forage Cap with Chinstrap & Star German Uniforms un-engraved small silver escutcheonOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, worn example of a scarce Ersatz papercloth officer's forage cap. They are made of a very coarse cloth, which looks to be very similar to the "papercloth" used on WWI German "Ersatz" canteen covers. They are not soft, and the interior is made of the same material woven differently. The sweatband looks to be pressed paper faux leather, as does the chin strap on the front of the cap. This example has