Original German WWII Unissued Afrika Korps M41 Field Cap Size 57 - Dated 1943 New Items as the butt stock has

as the butt stock has the very distinctive "rail" or "comb" of the earlier weapons

The rear sight is designed to be used with the rifle’s sight leaf either up or down

During the 80s modifications continued to be made as advances in aircrew protective helmet technology led to new products

There are also some holes punched at regular intervals next to the rim

where the enemy was bound to appear

Original German WWII Unissued Afrika Korps M41 Field Cap Size 57 - Dated 1943 New Items as the butt stock hasOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnels arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. The M41 Tropeneinheitsfeldmtze (tropical field cap) was introduced in early 1941 and design of the cap was loosely based on the Mountain Troopers,