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Kriegsmarine U-boat Bordmutze cap + 1936 Olympic emblem
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£450.00
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Description
A nice honest originalKriegsmarine Bordmutzesidecap in dark blue cloth. This example remains in excellent as found condition, with maker / size and name tag inside, as shown.Along with the usual insignia to the front, this one also comes with an original 1936 Olympic enamel pin badge; adopted as a symbol of the year in which a sizeable number of naval officers joined the Kriegsmarine - known as the 'Crew of 36'.Ultimately, this emblem was chosen as the tradition badge for some 23 separate U-boats in total - with the crews of these boats also opting to display this particular badge upon their sidecaps and conning towers etc.