Monday, June 1, 2020

Comparison of two original M42 Heer field caps

Presented in these photos are two textbook original M42 field caps, worn by German Army soldiers in WWII. The one on the left (or on top) is from 1942 and is a size 55. The one on the right (or bottom) is from 1943 and is a size 56. The caps differ in the following ways:
 
Wool shade
 
Lining fabric

Air vent size and finish
 
Buttonhole style

Bobbin thread stitching style
 
Insignia shade, positioning, and relative size of graphic elements
 
Relative size of scallop on front flap, also height of flap and shape of flap end
 
Button material and color of stitching
 
They made these things by the millions, many manufacturers made them. They weren’t able to make them all the same. 
 

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