Original Imperial German WWI Trench Body Armor Sappenpanzer Breast Plate Manufacture Type_New Made Items and is maker marked on

and is maker marked on the top with bdp

Usually the enlisted man carried everything he owned in his saddlebag and if he was able to read and write perhaps a journal

000 Model 1855s in

the leather is still light tan throughout and the deep black finish is still present on all metal parts

submitted a sample weapon of new design in early 1944

Original Imperial German WWI Trench Body Armor Sappenpanzer Breast Plate Manufacture Type_New Made Items and is maker marked onOriginal Item: Only One Available. Fantastic condition body armor Steel breastplate. This plate still has small sections of the original fabric suspension, with a thick felt pad added to deaden contact noise between the plates. Measures approximately 15 1 2"W x 14"H x 10 1 2"D. This example of a breast plate with shoulder attachments features the original dark grey black painted finish and is free of dents and defects. This First World War period