Original German Luftwaffe M43 Winter Field Cap - Pelzmütze Fusee Spring & Cover After the carbine was fired

After the carbine was fired

Please note that there are slight combat dents to the water jacket and fusee spring cover but overall a really nice Display piece from almost 100 years ago

The Imperial German Army began to replace the traditional boiled leather Pickelhaube (spiked combat helmet) with the Stahlhelm during World War I in 1916

but also by other branches of the U

800 rounds per minute

Original German Luftwaffe M43 Winter Field Cap - Pelzmütze Fusee Spring & Cover After the carbine was firedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The severe cold encountered on the Russian front in the winter of 1941 42 found the Germans completely unprepared not only in heat retaining cold weather garments but also snow camouflage garments. This resulted in numerous, hastily improvised and makeshift heat retaining and snow camouflage items being utilized including everything from civilian winter clothing to white bed sheets. After the winter of 1941 42 the