Panzer Officer's Overseas Cap.

Panzer Officer's M38 overseas field cap was originally introduced on December 6th 1938. The design of the Officer's M38 overseas cap was based on the M34 overseas cap as worn by EM/NCO'S. Originally the M38 was only produced in field-grey until March 27th 1940 when a black panzer version for Panzer officers was introduced. Order #597 dated July 10,1942 directed that the practice of wearing a "Soutache"was to be discontinued on all field service caps and mountain caps, although the directive was not strictly adhered to.Cap in the excellent condition, marked inside size 58 and R.B.NR. number (R.B.NR)was a number system that gave each firm a nine digit code that protected their location and identity by last year's of the war.