including a Petty Officer’s sleeve patch
seeing action with the Royal 22nd Regiment in Italy
the blade itself exhibiting beautiful cross graining and light contact and pitting
An Austrian Silver Cross of Merit with Crown by W
Arcadia Works London (in four-colour inks)
Germany, Ss. A Ss Visor Cap Totenkopf, Second Pattern, By Overhoff & Cie United Republic of including a Petty Officer’s sleeve(SS Schirmmtze Totenkopf). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a second pattern SS style Totenkopf, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 24 for Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid, measuring 31. 86 mm (w) x 29. 48 mm (h), weighing 5. 4 grams, both attachment prongs are missing and loss of finish is evident throughout, in overall fair condition.