maker marked “L/11” (Wilhelm Deumer
He fought in the campaign against France
with two decorated bosses on the left and right of the shield that reach through the shield and offer hooks for the suspension chain
It was one of the few pitched battles of the Mediterranean campaign during the war
WWI 4th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge - econd Version (C
Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS EM/NCO’s Sleeve Eagle, First Pattern Auction Archive maker marked “L/11” (Wilhelm Deumer(Waffen SS rmeladler fr Mannschaften, 1. Form). Constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a first pattern SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining an intact paper liner, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.