Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China The reverse of the smock

The reverse of the smock has two horizontal-slit pockets

It sits firmly within an aluminum alloy crossguard which presents as a pair of curved and feathered wings

some scratching of the hilt’s nickel plating

including all of its known variants

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

Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China The reverse of the smock(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.