This is a genuine, issued, Swiss Ordonnanz 1940 (Ord 40) ski cap, part of the WW2 Swiss Army’s uniform. As seen in the pictures, this is an issued item with some signs of wear - the buttons have lost their paint and there are some marks on the sweatband - but condition is overall good, without any holes in the wool that I can see. Inside, it has a very faded pair of stamps: ‘56’ and ‘Ex’. This indicates size of 56cm, and that the cap was reused as expendable, hard-wearing field kit after being declared obsolete. These caps served in this role until the end of the Cold War! Please check my page for several other pieces of Swiss and international militaria!
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