Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Heer Reichsadler Eagle & Tri-Color Cockade - Winterfellmütze - Dated 1942 Vietnam This example was purchased from

This example was purchased from a private collector who had purchased many display guns from us over the past 15 years

His first operational assignment was as a C-130E pilot with the 464th Troop Carrier Wing at Pope Air Force Base

It does not have any maker marks

The jacket shows wear from use but is still in fantastic shape with the lining remaining almost entirely intact

as well as maker code cos

Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Heer Reichsadler Eagle & Tri-Color Cockade - Winterfellmütze - Dated 1942 Vietnam This example was purchased fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. After the catastrophic winter of 1941 42 on the Eastern Front, the German military rapidly designed improved cold weather clothing. By the Fall of 1942, a variety of winter fur lined caps (Pelzmtze or Winterfellmtze) had been introduced. There were no standardized "model numbers", but this version is a commonly encountered pattern. It has a fieldgray wool body, which is lined with rayon fabric, and a visor and fold