Germany. A Single Absolutely Mint Ss-Totenkopfverband Collar Tab, Officer's Quality; First Pattern United Republic of 8 mm inclusive of its

8 mm inclusive of its tower suspension

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47 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

Germany. A Single Absolutely Mint Ss-Totenkopfverband Collar Tab, Officer's Quality; First Pattern United Republic of 8 mm inclusive of itsAn absolutely mint and perfectly preserved example of a SS Totenkopfverband collar tab; first pattern; constructed of extremely fine quality flat silver aluminum wires spun around a thin white fabric core; hand embroidered into the shape of a traditional SS skull superimposed onto a set of crossed bones; on a black wool backer glued onto a standard buckram core; Officer's quality tab but without silvered piping, as often worn by the NCO's; measuring