Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M43 Field Cap Insignia for Panzer Troops, Battlefield Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one with a gold-coloured gilt

one with a gold-coloured gilt

hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver

suspended from a crown suspension

the helmet features a metal plate fixed to the centre front

Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS M43 Field Cap Insignia for Panzer Troops, Battlefield Retrieval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one with a gold-coloured gilt(Waffen SS Mtzentrapez fr die schwarze Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Panzerbesatzungen). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Totenkopf, topped by an SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, executed in identical machine embroidery, affixed to black wool backer cut directly from a Waffen SS Panzer Troops M43 field cap, measuring 65 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), a superb battlefield retrieved