Original German WWII DAK Afrikakorps Transport EM-NCO M38 Overseas Cap by Hans Brandt - dated 1942 German Field Gear It has a 9"

It has a 9"

with the musket measuring 53 inches in overall length

His service is perhaps best summarized in his obituary which appears at this link on the 508th veteran website

The blade of this hewer is the classic saw back type but instead of the characteristic blunted tip it has a spear point tip

The OB Südwest command remained the main German command structure in Italy until the Liberation

Original German WWII DAK Afrikakorps Transport EM-NCO M38 Overseas Cap by Hans Brandt - dated 1942 German Field Gear It has a 9"Original Item: Only One Available. The second most predominant item of Heer tropical soft headgear was based on the M 34 38 overseas cap, nicknamed in German army slang as Schiffchen, or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat. It lacked a peak or visor, and was made in the same cotton as the M 40 'Afrikamtze' cap. The production of these also started in 1940. The schiffchen utilized the same brown enameled stock for the vent