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

Usually very crude in form it is really remarkable to find this example coming complete with its original brass mounted leather very curved scabbard

The scabbard body is in great shape

Also included is an original framed print signed by Chuck Yeager

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