Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper Officer M43 Bergmütze Field Cap with Edelweiß Badge Martini-Henry Rifles 433" trademark marked vertically on

433" trademark marked vertically on the blade

• Rdf 1939/90 indicates arsenal Rdf (supposedly Rheindorf factory of Dynamit Nobel) lot 90 received in 1939

This example having been long stored in Nepal comes complete with dust cover to the bolt that often absent

The symbol button is one of the convex types

2 indicating that the vessel carried more than one foghorn

Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper Officer M43 Bergmütze Field Cap with Edelweiß Badge Martini-Henry Rifles 433" trademark marked vertically onOriginal 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