Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap in size 57 1/2 - Schiffchen Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly showing only light period wear

showing only light period wear expected from a rifle in service

covering the AN/PRC-8

Many kits were used and refilled with whatever was available as was the case with this kit which contains the following all original WW2 issue items each still contained in original packaging:

though the securing straps are mostly missing

and the stocks are a bit worn

Original German WWII Luftwaffe EM-NCO Wool M38 Overseas Cap in size 57 1/2 - Schiffchen Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly showing only light period wearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely service used example of a German WWII Luftwaffe M38 Overseas cap (Schiffchen), as worn by Enlisted men and NCOs (EM NCO). It definitely has a "been there" look that is impossible to duplicate. The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as "Schiffchen", or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat, was standard issue for the Luftwaffe for most occasions. The cap is