Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid Nepalese Cache Extras As the war outgrew CIA

As the war outgrew CIA control the US government placed orders for camouflage uniforms with several South-East Asian countries with the mismatching of shirt and trousers being common

but owing to the flexibility and improvisation of both the army and Luftwaffe

The 474th carried out its first mission on 25 April with a sweep along the French coast

with color fading and some mothing

Original Imperial German WWI Steel Cigarette Case with Iron Cross 1914 Device on Lid Nepalese Cache Extras As the war outgrew CIAOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This was just acquired from a collector at a large military collection. This is a very nice Imperial German WWI Textured steel Cigarette case, with a wonderful Iron Cross 1914 device attached to the lid. There are no maker marking that we can see, but it definitely features high quality German construction. It has a locking latch on the lid, and the blued interior has the original cigarette retaining springs still present