Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap Auction WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay

WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay Battalion" Shoulder Title -  Browning copper

the Battle of Verdun

The document measures 208 mm (w) x 151 mm (h)

marked "RZM" (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M1/100" (Werner Redo) on the reverse

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap Auction WWI 54th Infantry Battalion "Kootenay(Gebirgsjger M43 Feldmtze). An extremely well preserved Heer Gebirgsjger EM NCOs M43 field cap, constructed of field grey wool. The cap features fold down side panels offering ear and neck protection which, when not in use, are held together by a brown bakelite button on the right flap meeting a reinforced buttonhole on the left flap. Sewn into the left flap is a zink edelweiss with a gilded magnetic metal centerpiece, measuring 38 mm (w) x 58 mm (h).