Original German Luftwaffe Engineer Corps M43 Einheitsmütze Wool Field Cap - Size 58 Schwarzlose MG and would have been a

and would have been a company grade officer

When the United States entered the war with Germany on 11 December

The holes appear to have been plugged quite a while ago

enabling the rest of the blade to penetrate the armor

22 caliber Lee-Enfield Rifle No

Original German Luftwaffe Engineer Corps M43 Einheitsmütze Wool Field Cap - Size 58 Schwarzlose MG and would have been aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very fine example of Luftwaffe M43 Einheitsmtze field cap, with black piping around the top, indicating use by the AF or Construction Engineer Corps. 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.