Hi all, have just acquired this KM tropical M41, I think most likely (mint !) unissued. It’s a "hpc" (Hermann Potthoff of Coesfeld, Westphalia) and has the (I believe) fairly typical features for earlier examples from this maker - eagle flipped at the top and then zig-zag machine sewn, roundel/ cockade zig-zag sewn around, and no reinforcing stitch lines under the bill.

I have found other examples of this maker of the KM M41 tropical cap, both worn and unissued, and they seem to exhibit the same characteristics.

Later examples of this maker can be found with the RB number 0/0520/0017, or with eagles applied in the triangular form (straight stitched).

I hope you like it!

Regards, Paul

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