Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China The tress is still covered

The tress is still covered with tan paper stitched into place using very thin string

with a handpainted insignia in the centrepiece illustrating an early lilac-style eagle

some scratching of the hilt’s nickel plating

Type III version of the order was established on September 7

The reverse of the smock has two horizontal-slit pockets

Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China The tress is still covered(Knopf fr das Schiffchen der SS Verfgungstruppe Waffen SS). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a second pattern SS style Totenkopf on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining its original lug, marked with Sig runes, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and maker code 63 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 20 mm in diameter, in near mint condition.