Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Airsoft Guns Galapagos Islands on 15 May

Galapagos Islands on 15 May 1943

This M1918 “Hungarian” helmet is almost identical to the M1917 Austro-Hungarian helmet

This example is stenciled:

made in limited numbers

showing oxidation of the aluminum

Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Airsoft Guns Galapagos Islands on 15 MayOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the second half of the 1800s this measures just 18 in diameter and was used as a parrying shield in hand to hand combat by the Sudanese Dervish Warriors and by the indigenous native populations right across the Islamic world including India. Known as a DHAL, the ones from India tended to be made all of metal and the Sudanese and Persian ones of Rhino hide. This is a particularly nice leather example