Germany, Heer. An M43 Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Italian Cloth Example Auction CRA on June 22

CRA on June 22

measuring 51 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

awarded to Grenadier Ernst Weyer

each constructed of black wool with rigid card stock cores and topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping

The drawstring itself is constructed of a single thick string of leather that weaves through the leather tabs

Germany, Heer. An M43 Field Cap for Enlisted Ranks, Late-War Italian Cloth Example Auction CRA on June 22(Heer Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Mannschaften). A well preserved Heer M43 field cap for Enlisted ranks, constructed of field grey Italian wool cloth with a coarse nap. The cap is fully surrounded by fold down side walls, scalloped toward the front, which provide optional ear and neck protection to the wearer. When not in use, the panels roll up and are secured in place with two pebbled metal buttons on the right flap which meet an equal number of