Germany, Heer. A Tropical M35 Overseas Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Hans Brandt certificate_of_authenticity " The Cape Field Artillery

" The Cape Field Artillery had fired 360 rounds

issued to “WERNER RICKEN” on 14 December 1943 by Arbeitsamt Cleve but without any employment information

ornate suspension

and War Medal 1939-1945 (78986 D

It is stamped with the manufacturer's mark D/A likely denoting James  Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield as the manufacturer and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield as the supplier to the army

Germany, Heer. A Tropical M35 Overseas Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, by Hans Brandt certificate_of_authenticity " The Cape Field Artillery(Heer Tropen Schiffchen M35 fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved Heer tropical overseas cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of olive drab cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls which scallop toward the front, while the crown is flanked by ventilation holes which are reinforced with brown painted zink grommets. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a brown rayon backer bearing a machine embroidered silver