Original German WWII Late War Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband Hotchkiss MG and often is viewed as

and often is viewed as a further development of that design

a young man of 32

All in all a really neat bring back set collected from German just after the fall of the Third Reich and sent home as spoils of war

There is a bit of blue on the hammer

This is a nice example of a Navigational Compass as used in aircraft of France during WWII

Original German WWII Late War Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht Armband Hotchkiss MG and often is viewed asOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice rare example of a late German WWII Deutscher Volkssturm Wehrmacht (German people's storm defense force) armband. This was basically a last ditch civic militia utilized in the end days of WWII, when German defeat was inevitable. It is constructed simply, a red cotton armband with DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT dyed onto the exterior. This is surrounded by two Reichsadler (German State Eagle)