Original German Pre-WWII SS Member Wool and Rayon Multi Piece Armband Hotchkiss MG We were able to locate

We were able to locate this instrument mounted in a rack and labeled "BOMB BAY1" on the National Museum of the United States Air Force website at this link

either when he was inducted or when his unit was mobilized at the beginning of the war

Meaning that the locks were adapted from P-1840 muskets also known as East India Company Pattern Muskets

The brass frame may have been intended for the tropical climate of Brazil

This is the second cap we have had from the same pilot

Original German Pre-WWII SS Member Wool and Rayon Multi Piece Armband Hotchkiss MG We were able to locateOriginal 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 NSDAPsm and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied