M43 Panzer officer's field cap

[Caroline Dennard]

Any opinions on whether this Panzer M43 field cap is right would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[stonemint]

Caroline, M-43s are not my specialty, but that is a civil eagle. I would guess it is Postal related (but they usually wore orange piping).
Anyone else have any ideas?

[Caroline Dennard]

ooops, I'm probably barking up completely the wrong tree then! The eagle is only attached to the cap with two loose pins so I'm not sure if it's even original.

[CBH]

Probably done by the collector, can't see pined insignia passing inspection.
Could be a good cap with the wrong bird stuck on.

[MAP]

I think (but not sure) that I see an outline of an original insignia. If you look close do you see any cut threads or ghosting / color change?

[Caroline Dennard]

I've looked closer and there is some ghosting as though whatever was there had wider wings, but not much. I was thinking - do you think this could be a Reichsbahn cap?

[MAP]

I do not know...but maybe we can tease out some possible answers. Is the ghosting trapezoid shaped? "T" shaped? Or something else