Germany, Ss. A Late-War Waffen-Ss Officer’s Runic Collar Tab, Flat Wire Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac all suspended from a 174

all suspended from a 174 mm-long non-magnetic metal bar with a green wool reverse liner and horizontal pinback

the Bund was formed in 1933 by its remaining veterans using a version of the insignia used in 1919

and is buried in Montreal (Notre Dame des Neiges) Cemetery

within a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of “DEUTSCHE EHRENLEGION” (“GERMAN HONOUR LEGION”)

the black lacquer finish exhibiting tiny chips and wear spots on the obverse

Germany, Ss. A Late-War Waffen-Ss Officer’s Runic Collar Tab, Flat Wire Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac all suspended from a 174(Waffen SS Kragenspiegel fr Offizier). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, trimmed with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping, the obverse bearing machine embroidered double Sig runes executed in machine embroidered flat wire, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 55 mm (l), a late war variant in extremely fine condition.