Germany, SA. An Early Service Kepi consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Totenkopf - awarded to SS-Hauptscharführer

Totenkopf - awarded to SS-Hauptscharführer Wilhelm Umbach

the obverse swastika has been ground out and some loss of finish is evident

and Bullet (silvered zinc

This battalion was deployed to the Balkans and later Slovakia in the fight against local partisans

forts and fortresses

Germany, SA. An Early Service Kepi consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Totenkopf - awarded to SS-Hauptscharführer(Sturmabteilung Schaftmtze). An early Sturmabteilung (SA) service kepi, constructed of khaki tan cotton. It features a classic coffee can style canister surrounded by fold down sidewalls. The former are rolled up and secured in place at the front with a removable magnetic metal button. Pinned onto the peak is an aluminum insignia consisting of an NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a blackened and wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 36 mm (w)