Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Scharführer’s Collar Tab Auction Archive (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II

(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II

both adjusted with an array of functional magnetic metal snap buttons

It is signed in blue ink by  SS-Standartenführer and Leader of SS Detachment IV

Also included is an extensive group of newspaper published photos taken by Kratochwil

hallmarked with a sword on both the observe of the integral suspension and the reverse of the loop

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Scharführer’s Collar Tab Auction Archive (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II(Waffen SS Kragenspiegel fr Scharfhrer). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, the obverse bearing a single silver aluminum wire tresse bisected by a black threaded band, pinned with a silver zink rank pip, unmarked, measuring 45 mm (w) x 60 mm (l), the wool demonstrates moderate material fatigue and the rank pip shows significant oxidation, a field worn and uniform removed example in very fine condition.