Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Officer’s Flat Wire Cap Eagle Archive The buckle and strap are

The buckle and strap are highly detailed with intricate

CHICAGO" on the reverse)

using tombak as the base metal allowed the catch to be soldered firectly to the reverse of the clasp

both pin assembly and catch have been War-time repaired/reinforced

which services have been brought to notice in accordance with the terms of Army Order 193 of 1919

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Officer’s Flat Wire Cap Eagle Archive The buckle and strap are(Waffen SS Mtzenabzeichen fr Offiziere). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a silver aluminum flat wire SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, applied with careful machine stitching, affixed to a field grey wool base retrieved from a Waffen SS service cap (most likely a Schiffchen overseas cap), the insignia measuring 74 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), the wings rendered slightly downward pointing with the cut of the