Original German WWII Afrikakorps M31 Bread Bag & Gas Cape with Canvas Bag Availability_Domestic The data label on the

The data label on the skirt reads: "Hood

The Ethiopian swordsmen who were trained in using this weapon were known as shotelai

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It is possible that these belts were used as they were a bit lighter and less bulky than the wider "three hole" ground gun belts and certainly made for standardization which would have been easier for the armorers and in addition allowed for smaller and lighter "tubes" or "chutes" that guided the empty belts into storage containers in the aircraft after firing

Original German WWII Afrikakorps M31 Bread Bag & Gas Cape with Canvas Bag Availability_Domestic The data label on theOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice original German Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) Gas cape in its original canvas pouch, complete with a nice Model 31 Brotbeutel (Bread bag). These items were acquired as a set from a collector, who told us they were purchased as a set from the family of a WWII Veteran. We do not know however whether they were captured and brought back, or purchased on the market. The gas cape bag is in great shape