Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Field Gray Combat Fez - Missing Tassel MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly less its artillery

less its artillery

The breech loading mechanism is still functional

though cleaning has worn the factory dark finish

The exterior shell retains a good deal of the original Feldgrau (field gray) lightly textured combat finish

Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Field Gray Combat Fez - Missing Tassel MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly less its artilleryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a field gray fez that was part of the combat 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