Original German WWII Waffen SS Field Gray M43 Combat Fez for Foreign Volunteers - size 56 Martini-Henry Rifles with some being little more

with some being little more than reinforced sunglasses

and attached their own monikers to it

The rest is a nice lightly oxidized zinc color

This model is unique in the 'trapdoor' series by being marked with the actual year of manufacture (1868

This very nice example features a 7½" barrel and all matching serial numbers 165214 on all visible parts including barrel

Original German WWII Waffen SS Field Gray M43 Combat Fez for Foreign Volunteers - size 56 Martini-Henry Rifles with some being little moreOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a green 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