Germany, SS. A Mint Waffen-SS Panzer Troops M43 Cap Insignia, by Ewald Vorsteher Archive the loop at the shoulder

the loop at the shoulder end creating a button hole for the gilt aluminum button with a pebbled upper

With Austrian forces across the Danube from Vienna and secure in his strength

with dual blackened magnetic metal rivets are each end of the straps securely retaining the fixtures

inscribed in Latin "FIDUS ET AUDAX" (Loyal and Bold) above the bust

the obverse bearing a raised and finely-detailed portrait of U-Boat ace Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen

Germany, SS. A Mint Waffen-SS Panzer Troops M43 Cap Insignia, by Ewald Vorsteher Archive the loop at the shoulder(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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Ewald Vorsteher, Wuppertal (BeVo), measuring 78 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in unissued and mint