WW2 Style German U-boat Kriegsmarine Hat Cap U-141 Heinz-Otto Schultze

This is a museum quality reproduction of an impossible to find German U-Boat captains cap (U-141) with 70+ years of ageing. The cap has been made to represent a long war patrol piece and has been handmade using original WW2 design drawings.

The body of the cap is made from white cotton that shows signs of rust and humidity staining from deep within the bowels of the iron coffin; a black wool cap band, genuine old leather chin strap, and a beautiful lambskin leather sweat band with some signs of'in service' repair. The insignia and visor are made from hand embroidered gold wire bullion with an aged patina. Unlike cheap reproductions the gold bullion on this cap has been manufactured to the correct colour. Inserted inside cap label is an aged copy of.

Original signature (Knight's Cross). The cap also comes fitted with a U-141 brass badge of the boats'Devil Riding a Torpedo' emblem and and will come complete with Adler.

A perfect cap for your museum and Kriegsmarine collection. The cap you see in the pictures is the cap you will get.

Please do not hesitate to ask questions and feel free to check out my other auctions and feedback. If you want a U-boat cap made for a specific U-boat commander please feel free to get in touch. U-141 was a Type IID U-boat laid down on 12 December 1939 by Deutsche Werke in Kiel as yard number 270. She was launched on 27 July 1940 and commissioned on 21 August 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Heinz-Otto Schultze in command. U-141 began her service life with the 1st U-boat Flotilla. She was then assigned to the 3rd flotilla and subsequently to the 21st flotilla where she conducted four patrols, sinking four ships and damaging another between May and September 1941. Her last patrol took her north of Northern Ireland where she sank Jarlinn and King Erik in September 1941. She spent the rest of the war as a training vessel after transfer to the 31st flotilla. U-141 was scuttled on 5 May 1945 at Wilhelmshaven. Thanks for looking and best wishes from the north Atlantic coast of Ireland. The item "WW2 Style German U-boat Kriegsmarine Hat Cap U-141 Heinz-Otto Schultze" is in sale since Saturday, October 2, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Uniforms". The seller is "warbooty" and is located in Portrush.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Country/ Organization: Germany
Type: Uniform/ Clothing
Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Service: Navy
Era: 1914-1945