Germany, Ss. A Ss-Verfügungstruppe Der Führer Cuff Title, First Pattern Archive A second war German “Nahrkampfspange”

A second war German “Nahrkampfspange”

on heavy padded wool backing

The fez is unmarked and measures approximately 195 mm in diameter

Suspension in gold

Germany, Ss. A Ss-Verfügungstruppe Der Führer Cuff Title, First Pattern Archive A second war German “Nahrkampfspange”(SS Verfgungstruppe rmelband). Constructed of black cotton blended twill, the exterior trimmed with machine embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses along both the top and bottom edges, with a central machine embroidered silver aluminum wire inscription of "DER FHRER" in Fraktur script, unmarked, measuring 26 mm (w) x 400 mm (l), significant oxidation is evident to the silver aluminum wire inscription, with loss of approximately one quarter of the