Germany, SS. A Sponsoring Member’s Lapel Pin, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bound in leather with gilt

bound in leather with gilt decorative borders on the front and back covers

The right tab is pinned with a single bronze rank pip

when he was seriously wounded in action in South Korea

1914 – March 18

Divisions made up from their members fought as volunteers in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939

Germany, SS. A Sponsoring Member’s Lapel Pin, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac bound in leather with gilt(SS Frdernde Mitglieder Anstecknadel). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled oval within a pebbled border, with a central mobile swastika overlaid by double Sig runes, flanked by initials FM, the reverse stamped with an issue number of D43480, above a makers mark of DESCHLER, MCHN, measuring 19. 47 mm (w) x 15. 09 mm (h), weighing 3. 2 grams, in extremely fine condition.