Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel - Size 58 Martini-Henry Bayonets It is a fine Solingen-Produced

It is a fine Solingen-Produced example made by the rare firm of Robert Klaas

and is marked 1863 on the tail of the lock plate

such as the silver plated frame and lovely decorative grips on this example

the only ammunition type in production in the US was the AP ammunition

This is an undeniably beautiful piece of history and would look great in your WWII 82nd Airborne and Allied collections

Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers with Tassel - Size 58 Martini-Henry Bayonets It is a fine Solingen-ProducedOriginal 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