Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel - Size 58 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The included steel scabbard is

The included steel scabbard is in good condition

This is the history of a family that served in both world wars

This particular group of pistols was captured by the British at the end of WW2 who marked them: 1" in a circle and then supplied them to Israel where they saw service in the Middle Eastern Campaigns of the 1960s and 1970s after which they were sold as surplus and have laid in deep well controlled storage ever since

THe compass has a stem protruding from the bottom

It was produced in several variations and sub-variations

Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel - Size 58 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The included steel scabbard isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a maroon fez that was part of the dress uniform of a Waffen SS military detachment composed of Muslims from Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia. The creation of this unit was authorized by AH in 1943. The original purpose was to combat Tito's partisans. Through recruitment and conscription, the unit had 26,000 soldiers within a few months. The group was commanded by German or ethnic German