Germany, RAD. An Enlisted Personnel M43 Field Cap

 (Reichsarbeitsdienst Einheitsfeldmütze M43 für Mannschaften). A very well-preserved Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service/RAD) Enlisted M43-style visored field cap, constructed of olive-drab wool. The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side panels, scalloped toward the front, providing optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels are rolled up and fixed in place with a single pebbled aluminum button which emanates from the right and fits through a reinforced buttonhole on the left. The button is maker marked on the reverse with the logo of Klein & Quenzer, Idar-Oberstein. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of an olive-drab wool base bearing a machine-embroidered, multi-coloured RAD logo, measuring 55 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) overall. A protruding visor completes the exterior features, and consists of a rigid card stock core fully lined in identical wool. The interior is encompassed by a multi-piece brown cotton liner, which is stamped on the crown with a black ink size mark of “58”. Otherwise unmarked, the cap measures approximately 20 cm (w) x 26 cm (l) x 14 cm (h). Two cracks are palpable to the visor core, but the cap demonstrates not other notable damage or wear and remains in a near extremely fine condition.