Mountain Troops Edelweiss Insignia

Product Description: This Mountain Troops Edelweiss Insignia has great character. The flower is made of steel, with a silver finish. Most of the original finish is intact, with an old patina and some slight spots of surface rust. The center of the flower is a separate piece, made of a brass alloy (Buntmetall) with a gold finish, that retains nice original luster. This piece is held in place with two small prongs, which are intact with no issues. There are five small, factory applied holes around the edge of this Edelweiss, to allow it to be hand stitched to a mountain cap. On the reverse, this mountain troops Edelweiss insignia has a nice uncleaned patina. The insignia is complete, with no damage to note. It’s an appealing and interesting example, in excellent condition.

Historical Description: German military soft headgear could be adorned with a wide variety of both official and (in some cases) unofficial distinctive insignia. Perhaps most well-known among these was the cloth or metal Edelweiss emblem, worn on the mountain caps of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger mountain units, as well as by some paramilitary organizations. A similar emblem, with a sprig of oak leaves, was worn by members of Jäger light infantry units. There were also unit emblems, for specific divisions and in some cases even smaller formations, some of which were officially permitted, and others which were simply tolerated as an unofficial practice. In the German Navy, some U-Boot crews adorned their caps with emblems specific to their vessel. The production and quality of these cap emblems varied widely, with some being factory produced to high standards, and others being simply made, sometimes in the field by the soldiers themselves. As with all wartime Wehrmacht insignia, these cap emblems are regarded as collectors’ items today.

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