Original German Luftwaffe M43 Field Cap with Cockade Button Snider Rifle With during the Battle of

With during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17th

The stock is still slightly proud over the lock plate

It consisted of 2 parts: the pot with the wire handle

and the leather has shrunk somewhat

Original German Luftwaffe M43 Field Cap with Cockade Button Snider Rifle With during the Battle ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fine example of a Luftwaffe M43 Einheitsmtze field cap with a rare single cockade button. The M43 Einheitsmtze (Unit Cap) is a variety of "Ski Cap" and was based on the Bergmtze (Mountain Hat) used by Austrian and German Gebirgsjger (Mountain Troops) during WWI. Germany had adopted it in 1915, and after the war it spread throughout the military. The skirt that surrounds the cap is made in the same wool as