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Cap is made of a high quality black doeskin woI material with a black velvet cap band. Cap alo ha a silver naronai emblem an Totenkopf (death s head) and', piped in SilV.T '.'. ire with aluminum chincord. (Hayes)

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Cap is mad ofbb ck doeskm wool with a black velvet cap band. Cap has a silvo national emblem and SS- otenkopf and is piped in while (weiss) waffenfarbe with aluminum chincord, (Hayes)

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Early AUge· .. ine-SS Enlised Vis 0, . Cap

Cap is made .. f black wool with a black cap band and has th . early pan rn na tonal emblem and usa . stv.e jawless T. enkopf ... .ap ba black leather chin strap. (Hajjes)

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Cap has black leather dun strap and white (, eiss) waffenfarbe. (Hayes

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A third example. Cap has metal insignia anc white (w i ) waffenfarbe. Note privan makers label. (Edwards

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Cap is made of a filed grey wool materia] with black wool cap band. and piped in white (weiss) waffenfarbe. Cap has meta] national emb; arid 55 death's head with black leather chin strap. (Noebren)

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Helmet has 55 runes on the right ide, and party color shield on the left side. (Hayes)

Waffen-SS 'Green Fez

Early green fez of the 13th Waffen-SS Handschar Division, fez has bevo machine-woven insignia and was worn with the battle dress uni (Reinert)

Waffen-SS Red Fez

Red fez with bevo machine-woven in ignia Fez was worn with the r arade ... r walking-out uniform. Reinert)

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Cap has a dark brown band and wine red (weinrot) waffenfarbe with atv .... _ piece Police eagle, Cap was manufactured bE··· .. ,L

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Cap has a dark brown band with orange waff nfarbe. Capas manufactured by Clemen Wago.T ano appear to be an Nt.O upgrade officer. (Rentz)

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Cap has a high quality second pattern (193645) two piece Police eagle and ligh' grey (hellgrau) waffenfarbe. (Rentz)

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Autobah :olice (Motorlsierten Gendarmerieber~ltschaft) Enliste - Visor Cap

Cap has an olive motded wool body with white cap band and white (weiss) waffcrfarbe with a gold second pattern Police eagle and black leather chin strap with gold buttons. Cap was manufactured by Robert Lubstein . ore the screened air vents. (Rentz)

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Cap is made ofa mottled green wool with a black cap band and carmine red (karmesinrot) waffenfarbe .. Cap was manufactured by ERE (Rentz)

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Cap is made of a dark blue doeskin material with a black velvet cap band and carmine red (karmesmrot) waffenfarbe. Ca:1 . as th first

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Cap has a ight brown wool top with a brown velvet cap band and yellow (gelbe) waffenfarbe Cap has a gilt metal N'DAP insignia and f', nylon chincord.

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Cap has a white top with brown velvet cap band. Notethi cap "as made in Rome. (Hayes)

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Cap is made of a light brown wool rnatenal with a black velvet cap band. Cap has a silver second pattern Party style eagle with gilt .. ipingand cords ,a.nct enameled, IIJ diamond (Rentz)

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Hitler Youth Leader Viso. . Cap

Cap is made of a light brown wool materia' with black velvet cap band. Cap has a silver meta] Party style eagle piping and cords witt enameled HJ diamond and is named to a Ch, Keller, R IF Mlinchen. (Hayes)

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Cap IS made ofa light brown wool material wi h silver m tal Party style eagle. cap band piping and cords.Note the red (rot) crown waffenlarbe denoting the ranks of Gefolgschaftsfrhrer to Oherstanmfuhrer. (Rentz)

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Cap has a brown wool top wi h a dark browr cap band and waffenfarabe. Cap has a metal \ r. h·.·. national emblem cockadr and alurnim chin cord (Hayes)

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German Red 'Cross (Den. sches Rotes Krenz. Officer's Visor Cap

Gap has light grey wool top with a dark grey cap band and greywhite waffenfarbe. Cap has enamclec ,', d C: oss eagle, swastika . nd ero. ", atttldlvered metal cap wreath and is named to WHh. Liehsener.

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Cap has an enameled Red Cross eagle and metal cockade with black lea her chin strap. (Rentz

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