Germany, Ss. A Ss Visor Cap Totenkopf, By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed (Orden del Mérito Militar)

(Orden del Mérito Militar)

First Class-Gilt

light brown piping on three sides

with a smooth finished black underside

green and blue embroidery in the crown's base

Germany, Ss. A Ss Visor Cap Totenkopf, By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed (Orden del Mérito Militar)(SS Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a second pattern SS Totenkopf, the reverse both both attachment prongs intact, maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 499 41 for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 29. 62 mm (w) x 27. 78 mm (h), with deterioration and loss of finish evident, a rare zink Zimmermann example in fair condition.