Original German WWII SA Hessen Group SA-Scharführer NCO Brown Shirt Tunic with Armband Spanish Ordnance and the original top tie

and the original top tie has been replaced

though the two pieces do not lock together

The butt of the pistol is marked "ST & B14" for Stantien & Becker

This rifle is almost identical in all respects to the one in the book except that the lock plate is marked Potzdam not Pistor

We are not certain if this was actually attached to a complete model of the USS Monitor or was just used as a display piece

Original German WWII SA Hessen Group SA-Scharführer NCO Brown Shirt Tunic with Armband Spanish Ordnance and the original top tieOriginal Item: One of a kind. Brown was to become the official color of the N. S. D. A. P. and S. A. by circumstance rather than design. A large stockpile of discounted, surplus WWI tropical brown shirts and fabric, intended for wear in East Africa, were located in Austria in 1924 and purchased by the NSDAP as a temporary measure to bring uniformity of dress to their party members. In November of 1926 the brown shirt was officially introduced, and