Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf "War Memories" Personal Photo Album - 123 Photos Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This is a very nice

This is a very nice set of German WWII Heer Oberstleutnant's (Lieutenant Colonel's) Schulterstücken (Shoulderboards) with a single "pip" or star in the quadruple silver Russia braid

the 373rd completed 54 missions

It is hard to discern that it is a display gun

Research reveals that serial number 45051 dates the time of manufacture to the second half of 1896

Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf "War Memories" Personal Photo Album - 123 Photos Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This is a very niceOriginal Item: One of a kind set. The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf H. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied