Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Overseas Cap, Owner-Attributed, by Société Chapelière Parisienne

(Kriegsmarine feldgraues Schiffchen für Mannschaften der Küstenartillerie). An extremely well-preserved Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery overseas cap, constructed of field-grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side walls with a subtle downward slope toward the front. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a field-grey rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered golden-yellow Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 65 mm (w) x 25 mm (h). Directly below the eagle, the centre also features an insignia in the form of a field-grey rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered tricolour cockade, measuring 40 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). A multi-piece slate-grey rayon liner fuller encompasses the interior, and is stamped with the logo of Société Chapelière Parisienne, indicating manufacture by a firm associated with a consortium of Paris-based hatmakers, along with a size mark of “58”, and a handwritten owner’s name of “KRÖGER”. The cap measures approximately 28.5 cm (w) x 12 cm (h) when folded on a flat surface. Demonstrating only minor to the base material consistent with age and field wear, this untouched, French-made cap remains in an extremely fine condition.