DAF Werkschar Personnel's Overseas Cap
'Deutsche Arbeitsfront' Werkschar Personnel's Overseas Cap (Mütze für Werkscharen der DAF). The DAF (German Labor-front), originally founded in 1933, became an official NSDAP organization in October 1934. DAF’s most important goal was to enforce the political stability of the large mass of work force. The 'Werkscharen' were established in February 1935 and were to act as the NSDAP’s "watch-dog" in industrial factories. In March 1938, with a restructuring of DAF ranks the colored political level piping was abolished and only silver and gold piping was utilized by the appropriate ranks. This is a post March 1938 cap with silver piping. The front center of the cap has a machine woven flat-wire cap-eagle on a black, woven rayon, inverted triangular base positioned above two, small, pebbled, buttons. The cap-eagle is neatly period handstitched to the cap. The black cotton lining is complete with a RZM tag, the oilcloth tag shows both the RZM and DAF cogwheel logos, the RzM tag shows the script: 'Mütze für Werkscharen der DAF' (Cap for Labor Squads of the DAF) and maker '759'. The cap is showing minimal traces of years of storage and is in overall mint and unissued condition. These DAF overseas cap aren't easy to find, stunning original example!