Officers M43 Bergmuetze

[RobertE]

This cap looks like a late war possibility to me. Late war zinc buttons are silver painted, with a standard enlisted M43 trap. The later war officers piping is metallic.

Leather forehead partial sweatband is unmarked, other than the decorative edging embossed along it's length. You can feel the shaped cardboard bill, and the centering notch used to align the bill in construction. Liner material is an artificial silk, and the pull down straps are a standard silky HBT (not the Italian type).

The bill is very short, but no edelweiss nor signs of one. It smells old, with signs of age but very light wear.

Is this a good one? It's pretty clear from my last cap that there are some definate GJ headgear collectors out there, so wouuld appreciate a review.

Regards, Robert

[RobertE]

Well sewn trap, but not through the liner -

[RobertE]

Buttons -

[RobertE]

top

[RobertE]

headband -

[RobertE]

shows age and very light use -

[RobertE]

liner material. Liner is unmarked, which I almost consider a good sign there days -

[RobertE]

ear pull downs -

[Lenny W]

its not a bergmutze, its an officers m-43 cap not to crazy about the cap

[RobertE]

Original or not, given it's extremely short bill it is not an M43. The only short billed caps I've encountered are bergmuetzes.

Lenny, what features don't you like?

[RobertE]

Just realized that I failed to show a side picture; hard to view it as a mountain cap without seeing from the side.

[alexandre]

Robert,

M43 cap with short bill does exist!!
check this one !
A Bergmutze in not only characterized by the bill : full leather band inside,cloth behind the peak for the rigidity,parallel stitching at the top,eventually one or two grommets..
I am not too crazy about this cap too, the lining,stitching don't speak to me.