Original Unissued German WWII 1943 dated Kriegsmarine DAK Coastal Artillery M41 Field Cap by Franz Ritter - size 57 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The material looks to be

The material looks to be silk or rayon

and the original live barrel is marked ar on the barrel extension

The chinstrap is similar to the later WWII patern

the division mopped up German resistance

This is a wonderful group of items which feature the artwork by Master Sergeant Robert Fleischauer

Original Unissued German WWII 1943 dated Kriegsmarine DAK Coastal Artillery M41 Field Cap by Franz Ritter - size 57 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles The material looks to beOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnel's arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. The M41 tropical field cap was introduced in early 1941 and design of the cap was loosely based on the Mountain Troopers, Bergmtze with minor