Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Maroon Parade Fez with Tassel & Sweatband Dated 1943 - Size 57 Russian Field Gear Snapper was operating in the

Snapper was operating in the Philippine Islands area

It is very rare that we receive an Italian Vetterli rifle where we can verify when BOTH conversions occurred

The Kits Featured In This Lot:- Emergency Fishing Kit: This kit and similar versions were created for pilots and lifeboats

the addition of a fragmentation sleeve gave it greatly increased anti-personnel fragmentation ability

The top of the rear receiver is marked with three Waffenamt WaA4 markings

Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Maroon Parade Fez with Tassel & Sweatband Dated 1943 - Size 57 Russian Field Gear Snapper was operating in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a maroon fez that was part of the dress parade uniform of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), a military detachment composed of Muslims from Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia. This was the first non Germanic Waffen SS division, and its formation marked the expansion of the Waffen SS into a multi ethnic military force. The creation of the 13th SS was