Original North African Tuareg Snaphaunce Lock Camel Carbine circa 1800 African Militaria From a special-to-arm perspective the

From a special-to-arm perspective the Corps was led by the Inspector of the Signal Corps (Inspekteur der Nachrichtentruppen) at the Oberkommando des Heeres

A visit to Wikipedia referencing this Officer will bring up this Victory Cross Winner at aged 24 in his "native attire"

See "History of the German Steel Helmet 1916-1945" by Ludwig Baer page 29 bottom illustration

This particular example is in excellent condition

the American privateer Roger

Original North African Tuareg Snaphaunce Lock Camel Carbine circa 1800 African Militaria From a special-to-arm perspective theOriginal Item: One Only. These are most unusual, the TUAREG were and still are the native Arab BERBERS that occupy the hottest and nastiest parts of the Saharan Desert. Their History goes back to just after Christ and there was a great Tuareg Queen known to have ruled around 500 A. D. What is today half a dozen Countries including Algeria, Mali, Chad, Tunisia etc. was largely colonized by France in the 19th Century, you remember the French Foreign