Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Carved Decorative Plaque Hold Both the front and rear

Both the front and rear visors are secured to the Shako by a narrow horizontal strip of mid-brown lacquered leather which is machine stitched all along the bottom edge

the clip end bearing an embossed and partially-legible maker’s mark with a manufacture date of “1939”

The Soldbuch is dated to Berlin on September 19

This example (with a tag) is illustrated in Angolia’s book

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Carved Decorative Plaque Hold Both the front and rear(Waffen SS Dekoration). Constructed of bone, with four holes for attachment, the obverse with carved double Sig runes, the edges with a wood style pattern, unmarked, measuring 66 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.