Original German WWII 1943 dated Panzer EM-NCO M42 Feldmütze Overseas Cap with RBNr. Marking - size 56 Technical Books and the larger trigger guard

and the larger trigger guard and breech lever were installed

and captured Neuss

and they captured Carentan the next day after a dawn attack in the all-day hard fought house to house fighting in the Battle of Carentan

and a faint 12 can be seen on the chamber end

Per records

Original German WWII 1943 dated Panzer EM-NCO M42 Feldmütze Overseas Cap with RBNr. Marking - size 56 Technical Books and the larger trigger guardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good service used example of a German WWII Heer Panzer EM NCO M42 overseas or field cap ( Feldmtze). This version bridged the gap between the M38 "Schiffchen" and the later Bergmtze (mountain cap) derived M43 field cap. It has the overall shape of the M38, but the pull down neck and ear cover from the M43. These are extremely rare, and were not made in any large numbers. This example is constructed of