My new SS Handschar Fez.

**Eric Zentner** · 09-23-2012, 10:11 PM

Picked this Handschar up today and thought I would share it with you all.

Eric

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 09-23-2012 10:11 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 09-23-2012, 10:20 PM

Glad you got it

**Eric Zentner** · 09-23-2012, 10:25 PM

by Adrian Stevenson

Glad you got it

Thanks for the help on it Ade.

Eric

**helmet2id** · 09-23-2012, 10:30 PM

Nice one! I have been thinking about one of these for a while. Yours is a great example. Congrats! Jim G.

**Eric Zentner** · 09-23-2012, 11:18 PM

Thanks for the kind words Jim.

Eric

**BOB COLEMAN** · 09-23-2012, 11:45 PM

Eric-
Glad you saved another one from the fakers who cut them up for the insignia to put on their fake hats. They can be a real conversation piece for your non collector friend. Yikes, Muslim SS!!!

**Eddie** · 09-24-2012, 12:00 AM

That's probably the nicest Fez I've seen, great condition, nice work!

**Wagriff** · 09-24-2012, 12:27 AM

The leather band looks to be in superb condition. I would wonder if this Fez were ever issued? It looks Mint! Nice piece-I've always liked these exotic Fez!

**rbminis** · 09-24-2012, 12:30 AM

Very nice Eric!

Glad you were able to pick it up.
Ralph.

**BOB COLEMAN** · 09-24-2012, 12:35 AM

by Wagriff

The leather band looks to be in superb condition. I would wonder if this Fez were ever issued? It looks Mint! Nice piece-I've always liked these exotic Fez!

The vast majority of Handschar fezes found today came out of the storage room as Dachau. Over the years, I have bought a number of these from 45th Division vets who filled up the fez with cufftitles, collar insignia and other misc. insignia. I have only ever encountered one red model that had been worn. It had an Islamic stamp on the backside of the sweatband.