Original German WWII Heer Gebirgsjäger Officer M43 Bergmütze Mountain Trooper Field Cap - size 56 ERA and the stocks are made

and the stocks are made of green wood which have shrunk so as to leave the bands and trimmings loose

Original Item: These have been unavailable for over a year

There are also some WARE lamination lines and small FUKURE carbon pits visible

did not receive the insignia approval by 14 February and would not authorize their manufacture or let civilian contracts

Original German WWII Heer Gebirgsjäger Officer M43 Bergmütze Mountain Trooper Field Cap - size 56 ERA and the stocks are madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The German Feldmtze (Field Cap) was originally used in late WWI, and was a variety of unpeaked garrison cap. After the war, it was replaced by a variety of "Ski Cap" that was based on the Bergmtze (Mountain Hat) used by Austrian and German Gebirgsjger (Mountain Troops) during WWI. Germany had adopted it for Mountain Troops 1915, and after the war it spread throughout the military. This is an excellent lightly used