Original German WWII Afrika Korps Waffen SS Reconnaissance SS-Unterscharführer NCO 2nd Pattern Tropical "Sahariana" Uniform Tunic Category_Water Jacket Assembly The bluing on the handle

The bluing on the handle is somewhat worn from cleaning

and on the field at Waterloo itself

because it opens without shock

oval in form

Original German WWII Afrika Korps Waffen SS Reconnaissance SS-Unterscharführer NCO 2nd Pattern Tropical "Sahariana" Uniform Tunic Category_Water Jacket Assembly The bluing on the handleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of the NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied