and end of the tsuka are all marked with western number 5 5
there is a crack running from the side plate to the wood line on the left side
and it looks like Lippe worked for Elektro-Apparate during the early war period
However at that time all French cavalry other than the gendarmes were called light cavalry
The copies include (all labeled) a photo of VMF 543 at Cherry Point
Original German WWII Field Gear Lot with M38 Size 3 Gas Mask in Canister, Ammunition Pouches, K98 Cleaning Kit & Eating Utensils Category_Fusee Spring & Cover and end of the tsukaOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. This is a lovely set of German WWII Field gear, representing a good portion of what a soldier would carry as part of their standard loadout. It includes an M38 gas mask in a German canister, two marked ammunition pouches, a K98 cleaning kit, and various utensils. The M38 gas mask is marked Size 3 on the front. German WWII Gas masks came in 3 sizes, this example is a size 2 (Medium), which was usually indicated by