Germany, Dak. An Army M43 Field Cap, Gebirgsjäger Version Auction Archive Air gunners badge with lightening

Air gunners badge with lightening bolts expertly cut-off

The middle and lower bands protrude from the body

the underside of the braid with a protective off-white strip of silk

A textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914

Germany, Dak. An Army M43 Field Cap, Gebirgsjäger Version Auction Archive Air gunners badge with lightening(Gebirgsjger Bergmtze). A tropical field cap constructed of an olive brown cotton, with a T shaped one piece national eagle, swastika and tri colour cockade machine embroidered to a dark green fabric backing, attached to the upper front, with a metal Edelweiss insignia secured to the left side, field applied, indicating use by Gebirgsjger (Mountain) troops, the two side panels are joined at the front by brown bakelite buttons, the unmarked interior is