Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Feather Plume and Goggles Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets - Sight Leaf/Slide

- Sight Leaf/Slide

5" in overall length with a German Silver Crossguard

Knurled grip section

A little history of the German Military Shovel: The spade has been in use in Germany for centuries as a digging tool as one can see in the trademark of the famous

the center example being twisted

Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Feather Plume and Goggles Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets - Sight Leaf/SlideOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice model 1928 (first version pre WW2) issued with Bersaglieri cockade and brass badge of 158th Infantry Regiment CIRENE Division (Battle of Sidi el Barrani & Bardia). Included with the purchase are original goggles which are nicely marked BREV. GRATTI, TORINO MADE IN ITALY. Elastic strap still soft with stretch, tint of lenses is a light yellow. Of particular note is the considerable plume of black