WWI WW1 Original German Africa Schutztruppe Photo album 1916 colonial militaria For Sale

WWI WW1 Original German Africa Schutztruppe Photo album 1916 colonial militaria
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WWI WW1 Original German Africa Schutztruppe Photo album 1916 colonial militaria:
$336.99

WWI German original photo album from 1916.
Pressed gold flagpole and colored Imperial flag, and glued-on Schutztruppe German Africa colonial hat on cover. Original string binding with German colors. Inside has a picture of General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck glued in. Inscription from 1916 possibly references Christmas. A nice, solid photo album. It has a nice, hard, textured cover, thick pages, a solid design, and is well-made.
A Südwester slouch hat was the most famous headgear of the Schutztruppe. It was worn by all ranks on almost all occasions in South West Africa and on home duties in Germany. It was made of grey felt and held up on the right-hand side by a large metal imperial cockade in black, white, and red. The hatband ribbon and edging were blue for South West Africa, white for East Africa, and red for Cameroon.
All photos have been removed from the album; it is empty.
Approximately 7" × 3/8" × 5 1/4" × 1 1/4" maximum dimensions when closed.
Forty photo sheets with slots.
Good condition, showing use and wear. The cover shows wear, soiling, fading, edge wear, and light corner damage. Most pages have damaged photo holder slots, rips, and tears; a few light fold lines mostly near edges, and one corner is missing. Light soiling and discoloration. The spine is strong.FREE SHIPPING TO US AND CANADA. This album will ship carefully packaged with tracking. Check out our other WW1 items.
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