Original German WWII Eastern Front Rabbit Fur Winter Hat Martini-Henry Rifle By the 1970s collectors had

By the 1970s collectors had discovered them and started restoring them back to their original specifications

Dug up from a World War One trench in May of 1983 in the grounds of Hooge Chateau (Castle) at Ypres the scene of a very fierce fighting campaign

Item A41 as shown in diagram

Standard company muskets were marked on the lock plates with an EIC "Rampant Lion" cypher but examples manufactured by Manton were maker marked on the lock as follows:

Original German WWII Eastern Front Rabbit Fur Winter Hat Martini-Henry Rifle By the 1970s collectors hadOriginal 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 fur lined caps 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 crayon, and a visor and fold down ear flaps backed with rabbit fur. The