Got another "salty dog" in.

**TWS** · 11-01-2018, 04:23 AM

This time it's a Heer M42 cap that recently arrived. I've long read these were not popular with the troops, that the Schiffchen and later M43 Einheitsfeldmuetze were much more loved. However, I like it a lot. Tons of character that give it that "been there" look. It will go well with my salty officer's M38 Schiffchen that I posted a while back.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 11-01-2018 04:23 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**MAP** · 11-01-2018, 04:28 AM

Been there for sure! Congrats

I rarely see these for sale but that just may be me.

**Toecutter** · 11-01-2018, 04:34 AM

Never seen one of those,looks well used,thanks for showing it!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 11-01-2018, 07:46 AM

A good cap and one that is not that common.

**Ullergaard** · 11-01-2018, 09:13 AM

Todd as always a primo piece for your beautifull collection

Lovely cap..

**TWS** · 11-01-2018, 02:07 PM

Thank-you gentlemen. As I've said before, I admire minty items as much as most collectors, but I really enjoy items that were clearly worn by a soldier. The familiar concept of "if this thing could talk..." The item was a witness to history, versus sitting out the war in the backroom of a warehouse and never issued.

**JPhilip** · 11-01-2018, 02:54 PM

Hello,
thanks for sharing this piece of german headgear with us...nice been there look...
A lot of these Feldmützen 42 were converted into an Einheitsfeldmütze once the latter has been released...and a part of the unissued production was redirected to factories in order to have a bill added...
below is one of mine that was converted.
Thanks