Original British WWII 1942-Dated Slouch Hat with Royal Army Service Corps Badge & Flash - Size 7⅝ - As Worn by Chindits French Field Equipment Arthur Ott

Arthur Ott

This is a fantastic extremely high quality German WWII Mauser HSC "Plug Fire" replica gun

Nevertheless this is a great looking item that if original to the period and complete would be a weapon commanding many thousands of Dollars

This code corresponds to Metallwarenfabrik Siegwerk Gebrüder Schuppener

The shell is very faintly stamped N

Original British WWII 1942-Dated Slouch Hat with Royal Army Service Corps Badge & Flash - Size 7⅝ - As Worn by Chindits French Field Equipment Arthur OttOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Chindits, officially as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 19431944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. The British Army Brigadier Orde Wingate formed the Chindits for raiding operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially long range penetration, attacking Japanese troops, facilities and lines of communication deep