Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel & Sweatband U.S. Field Gear Below the overseas bars is

Below the overseas bars is a single service stripe

Vera Brittain

The shotgun breaks down correctly by removing the barrel wedge

was an attempt to combine the ramrod (aka cleaning rod) and bayonet into a single unit

due to fading of the blue

Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel & Sweatband U.S. Field Gear Below the overseas bars 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