Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Maroon Parade Fez with Tassel & Sweatband Snider Rifle he was appointed as the

he was appointed as the 51st Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point

This display gun bears Waffenamt proofs on various components

The cap does not have a chinstrap

It features a front seam

Original German WWII 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division Handschar M43 Foreign Volunteer Maroon Parade Fez with Tassel & Sweatband Snider Rifle he was appointed as theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a maroon fez that was part of the dress parade uniform of the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian), a military detachment composed of Muslims from Bosnia, Croatia, and Herzegovina in occupied Yugoslavia. This was the first non Germanic Waffen SS division, and its formation marked the expansion of the Waffen SS into a multi ethnic military force. The creation of the 13th SS was