Original German WWII RAD Labor Service EM/NCO M38 Wool Overseas Cap with Faded Markings DP-28 LMG which existed from 1862 to

which existed from 1862 to 1881

but close inspection shows it to be a period repair using a hand cut strip of leather

The flag has a 35 stars

Maynard served a brief apprenticeship in dentistry

Blade Length: 29 3/8"

Original German WWII RAD Labor Service EM/NCO M38 Wool Overseas Cap with Faded Markings DP-28 LMG which existed from 1862 toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of a WWII German Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD National Labor Service) M38 overseas cap (Schiffchen). The overseas cap, nicknamed in German military slang as Schiffchen, or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat, was standard issue for all branches of the Wehrmacht, as well as many civil organizations of the NSDAP. This example is constructed of "earth brown"