Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers Iraq A most impressive bayonet and

A most impressive bayonet and very rare to find at all

The back is marked with Luftwaffe stock number Fl

who inspected swords at Mansfield & Lamb in 1864 only

and fabric yellow star on peak

but never one in this wonderful condition

Original German WWII Waffen SS M43 Maroon Parade Fez for Foreign Volunteers Iraq A most impressive bayonet andOriginal 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