Original 19th Century Ottoman Empire Iron Fitted Powder Horn U.S. Ordnance and it is in the

and it is in the correct gray color used by the Austrian army

This is a fair example of the classic of the Tetsubo (鉄帽 - "steel cap")

It wasfinally trapped and destroyed in the Ruhr Pocket in April 1945

The patch is in unissued condition without any discrepancies or damage of any kind

Below is an excellent article from America in WWII which can be found at this link

Original 19th Century Ottoman Empire Iron Fitted Powder Horn U.S. Ordnance and it is in theOriginal Item. Only One Available. In the 17th Century the Ottoman Empire really dominated the Middle East and became a real threat to Europe. In the 1680s they laid siege to Vienna, which certainly attracted the attention of all the Western European monarchies. By the end of the 19th Century they controlled most of the Middle East and North Africa including Egypt and further west. They were sophisticated and well organised and came to grief only by