These very scarce medals were awarded to German combatants fighting with Franco's Nationalist forces against the Republican Loyalists during the Spanish Civil war
as a subsidiary of the Zippo Lighter Company
Three basic variations of this musket evolved
a small “bird” from a Luftwaffe rank tab
There are two brass ashtrays that appear to be constructed from shell casings
Original German WWII Rare Kriegsmarine Navy Deutsches Afrika Korps DAK M41 Field Cap - Made from Italian Fabric Original Display Machine Guns These very scarce medals wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. In late 1940, with the impending German entrance into the North African campaign, tropical uniforms headgear and equipment were quickly developed and issued in time for DAK, Deutsches Afrika Korps, (German Africa Corps), personnels arrival in Tripoli in February 1941. This is a lovely example of a "unit tailor made" or "locally made" M41 field cap, made from Italian fabric, which was available at the time. Also,