M43 Cap Late War Waffen SS One Button by EREL

Late war M43 feldmutze with one button by EREL with one piece Bevo Waffen SS insignia sewn on to it.

This model of M43 field cap is the late war version which is made the correct wool mix. As the war continued material became harder to source so things like wool was mixed at a lower ratio with other man made fabrics, the end result is a slightly lighter weight cap, courser feel material and a different shade of colour to the previous M43 caps.

EREL has managed to produce this quality replica which has all of the above features in it, making ideal for a late war impression.

To finish the cap off we have added a one piece Waffen cap badge onto the front. The badge is made in the correct Bevo style and features the Waffen SS eagle above the SS skull. The badge has been professionally sewn on complementing the cap.

This late war M43 cap has a single button on the front and one ventilation eyelet on each side. 

The inside has a cotton liner and is stamped with the EREL markings of "Robert Lubstein Berlin N.O. 55 1943" and the hat size.

Made by EREL in Germany.

The Robert Lubstein company is better know by its brand EREL. In WW2 the EREL factory was contracted to make hats for the German military and you can still find original war time hats with the EREL mark inside them today. In fact many reference books show original war time hats made by EREL and in these books you can clearly see the EREL brand marks inside them.

Amazingly the EREL company is still making hats in Germany today! so what is better than having a reproduction German hat made by one of the original hat makers in WW2. These EREL caps are made with high quality fabrics just like the war time hats you cant really have any better.

As these hats are made in Germany, under current German laws they are not allowed to sell them with insignia on them. So we have high quality insignia made and we then have a tailor in the UK to expertly sewn the insignia on. 

So with this cap you are getting a high quality hat and high quality badges.