{"product_id":"rare-german-wwii-nsfk-glider-flying-corps-beret-early-luftwaffe-flight-branch","title":"Rare German WWII NSFK Glider Flying Corps Beret - Early Luftwaffe Flight Branch!","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eThis exceptionally scarce \u003cstrong data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eGerman WWII NSFK (National Socialist Flyers Corps) beret\u003c\/strong\u003e is a striking early-war example associated with Germany’s pre-Luftwaffe flight training and glider program. Introduced in \u003cstrong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"305\"\u003e1937\u003c\/strong\u003e, these berets were \u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"377\"\u003eshort-lived and produced in very limited numbers\u003c\/strong\u003e, making surviving originals seldom encountered on the market today. Many members of the NSFK later became some of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"538\"\u003efirst personnel to enter the Luftwaffe\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving insignia from this organization important early aviation significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"1238\"\u003eThe beret is constructed in the correct one-piece, seamless form, mirroring the manufacturing method used for early Panzer berets. It is made of dark blue \/ charcoal-grey wool with the distinctive circular weave pattern, finished with Goldgelb (gold-yellow) waffenfarbe piping around the crown, denoting the Flight Branch. The interior retains its brown leather sweatband, and the front crown features the correct early-war embroidered NSFK Reichsadler. Condition is very good, showing scattered moth nips consistent with age and a large hole in the rear left, as show in images. All else retaining excellent overall form, color, and presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1716\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003eNational Socialist Flyers Corps (NSFK)\u003c\/strong\u003e was founded on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003eApril 15, 1937\u003c\/strong\u003e as the successor to the German Air Sports Association, operating during the period when Germany was rebuilding its aviation capabilities following the Treaty of Versailles. Items associated with the NSFK represent the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1588\"\u003eearliest institutional roots of the Luftwaffe\u003c\/strong\u003e, and original headgear such as this beret is especially prized by collectors of early German aviation and paramilitary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1887\"\u003eA standout and highly displayable example of an early Luftwaffe-era flight training beret, rarely offered and increasingly difficult to source in original condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2069\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e⚔️ \u003cstrong data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eWhy Buy From Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003e• Over 2,500 five-star reviews online\u003cbr data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003e• Carefully researched and curated militaria\u003cbr data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003e• Fast, secure, and reliable shipping from Austin, Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2069\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2069\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCC#WIW1553\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collectors Crossroads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43245211877450,"sku":"WIW1553","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/8519\/2778\/files\/Rare-German-WWII-NSFK-Glider-Flying-Corps-Beret-Early-Luftwaffe-Flight-Branch.webp?v=1768914244","url":"https:\/\/collectorscrossroads.com\/products\/rare-german-wwii-nsfk-glider-flying-corps-beret-early-luftwaffe-flight-branch","provider":"Collectors Crossroads ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}