Original German WWII French made Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery M38 Overseas Cap by S.O.G.E.C.O. - size 56 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly On the reverse the inscription

On the reverse the inscription Für fünfzigjährige Diensttreue (“For fifty years of service”P

- Original 82nd Airborne Division Christmas card with hand written letter on the back addressed to Ann & Eddie from "Al"

The "long wrist" is preserved very nicely

and looks to have been repainted when the divisional insignia was added

at Shincliffe

Original German WWII French made Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery M38 Overseas Cap by S.O.G.E.C.O. - size 56 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly On the reverse the inscriptionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice and hard to find example of a German WWII Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery overseas cap (Kstenartillerie Schiffchen). 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 Coastal Artillery. This example is constructed of a a field gray (feldgrau) wool exterior, with a gray cotton lining. This