Original German WWII Heer Gebirgsjäger Officer M43 Bergmütze Mountain Trooper Field Cap - size 56 ERA The rifle started life as

The rifle started life as a

and a American Defense Medal with "A" Device: Awarded to any member of the Navy who served duty in actual or potential belligerent contact with Axis Powers in the Atlantic Ocean between June 22 and December 7

with a nice peppered patina

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

Original German WWII Heer Gebirgsjäger Officer M43 Bergmütze Mountain Trooper Field Cap - size 56 ERA The rifle started life asOriginal 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