Germany, Ss. A Ii Pattern Allgemeine-Ss Nco’s Visor Cap Auction and Austria: Commemorative Medal 1898

and Austria: Commemorative Medal 1898 "Signvm Memoriae" (bronze gilt

5 mm (w) x 30 mm (h)

4th Canadian Armoured Division

weighing approximately 4

Ontario on January 5

Germany, Ss. A Ii Pattern Allgemeine-Ss Nco’s Visor Cap Auction and Austria: Commemorative Medal 1898(SS Dienstmtze). The visor cap is constructed of black wool with white piping along the top and flanking edges. A silvered bronze eagle holding a wreathed black swastika decorates the visors peak, and on the band below rests a first pattern silvered tombak jawless skull. A two piece black leather chinstrap rests upon the visor and houses magnetic length adjustment buckles on either side, with a central loop below the skulls, wrapping around black