- Helmets were painted to blend into the terrain and often had textured camouflage and chicken wire attached to break up smooth surface
The drag is also loose
That makes this a very desirable "ALL MATCHING" example
A great example of a rare British East India Company Percussion Rifle
though it may have been refinished
Original U.S. WWII Foreign Language Phrase Book Lot - Swedish, Cantonese, Albanian, North African Arabic, Greek, Malay, Danish, & German - Lot of 8 Field Gear - Helmets were painted toOriginal Items. Only One Lot Available. This is a great lot of eight WWII Foreign Language phrase books for soldiers to use in communicating with foreign peoples overseas. The editions include Swedish, Cantonese, Albanian, North African Arabic, Greek, Malay, Danish, & German. All examples are dated 1943 (minus the Danish which is 1944) and are in great condition. These would have been imperatively valuable to soldiers crash landed in unfamiliar lands.