HISTORY. Much of World War 2, the Battleship Scharnhorst was used in the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. During the Battle of the North Cape (26 December 1943), the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York and her escorts sank Scharnhorst.

Constructed of a deep navy blue wool construction "Donald Duck" style sailor’s cap features a non-removable, one piece, circular crown and four piece side panels with machine stitched vertical seams. The front center of the cap has a separate, three piece national tri-color cockade. Insignia is sewn to the cap, “ The cap has a black & yellow rayon cap talley with machine woven Gothic script, "Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst” (Battleship Scharnhorst), in golden rayon thread. The cap talley is secured to the cap by dual vertical and diagonally angled threads at the reverse center. The interior of the cap is fully lined with blue brushed rayon. Celluloid shield is missing. Hard to read makers logo. The interior of the cap is missing the leather sweatband. Only the plastic stiffener is remaining.

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