Original Item: Only One Available. A well-preserved Sturmabteilung (SA garrison cap, constructed of brown wool. The cap is fully surrounded by decorative scalloped fold-down side panels, held in place by a row of machine stitching around the circumference. The cap is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole reinforced by a brown-painted magnetic metal eyelet. Stitched onto the left side of the cap is an insignia in the form of a brown cotton triangular backer bearing a machine-embroidered yellow SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swas.

The exterior features include a pebbled and gilded magnetic metal button stitched to the front. There is also bullion silver piping around the top of the cap. A greenish brown cotton-blended liner fully encompasses the interior, with the crown bearing an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “34” and a secondary code of “31817”. A black ink size stamp of “58” overlays the RZM label. The cap is in an overall near extremely fine condition.

Side Cap
A side cap is a military cap that can be folded flat when not being worn. It is also known as a garrison cap or flight cap in the United States, wedge cap in Canada, or field service cap in the United Kingdom. In form the side cap is comparable to the glengarry, a folding version of the Scottish military bonnet. It has been associated with various military forces since the middle of the 19th century, as well as various civilian organizations.