Original WWII German Combat Used M34 Army (Heer) PANZER Overseas Cap Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran

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Original WWII German Combat Used M34 Army (Heer) PANZER Overseas Cap Brought Home By A U.S. Veteran. The M34 overseas cap for wear by EM/NCO personnel was initially introduced on March 24TH 1934, with non-functional front buttons, a branch of service soutache and the Reichswehr era national cockade. Regulations of October 1935, did away with the buttons and altered the insignia utilized on the cap. Further regulations of July 21ST 1942 discontinued the M34 overseas cap in favour of the newly designed, more functional, M42 pattern overseas cap but the changeover was never fully completed. The German army originally adopted a slightly modified version of the NSDAP’s national eagle by order on February 17TH 1934, with instructions to have it applied to all steel helmets, visor caps, and tunics by May 1ST 1934. Regulations followed on October 30TH 1935 that stipulated the national eagle was also to be applied to all field caps. On March 14TH 1933 the Weimar Reichswehr era oval black, red and gold cockade was replaced with a circular cockade in black, white, and red and was utilized through-out the Third Reich period. The different branches of service within the army were allocated a specific, identifying, waffenfarbe, (Branch of Service Color), with bright red being chosen for Artillerie, (Artillery), personnel. Originally the early M34 and modified M34, (circa October 1935), overseas caps, were outfitted with an identifying branch of service soutache until regulations of July 10TH 1942 abolished the use of the soutache and instructed it to be removed from the caps, although the directive was not strictly adhered to. Of Note: The M34 overseas cap was only intended for EM/NCO’s ranks while officers ranks wore the old “Crusher” style visor cap until the introduction of the officer’s M38 overseas cap on December 6TH 1938. Officially wear of the old “Crusher” style visor caps was extended until April 1ST 1942.  Field-grey, wool/rayon blend construction cap with fold down side and back panels with gently sloping, downward scallops to the front and forward sides. As is typical the fold down panels are handstitched in the upright position at the front center of the cap. The cap has a field-grey enamel painted, metal alloy, ventilation grommet to either side, positioned just below the crown edge. The front center of the cap has a machine woven, national eagle in pale, mouse grey, threads on a cut-out, woven, field-grey rayon base. The eagle is neatly handstitched to the cap. The front center of the fold down panels has a machine woven, national tri-color cockade, on a woven, diamond shaped, blue/green rayon base. The cockade is machine stitched to the cap. The cap has a pink rayon, inverted, “V”, soutache flanking the cockade indicating service with the Panzer. The soutache has been applied in the correct manner, being machine stitched in place and , worn and slightly used example. . Nice period combat worn and used cap captured by a U.S. Veteran and brought home as a war trophy. Nice worn and used example showing the expected age and wear. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic Brought home by a U.S. Veteran as a trophy of war. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. OUTSTANDING EXCELLANT CONDITION CAP!