Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe Standarte 2 Germania EM/NCO’s Collar Tab consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The exterior obverse cover bears

The exterior obverse cover bears the author and title in both English and German

1895 was 53

500 offered by Sir Charles Wakefield to the first gun crew to shoot down a Zeppelin on domestic soil

Footnote: The medal was instituted by Sultan Said bin Taimur in 1967 and was awarded for distinguished service or devotion to duty over a long period

Stitched onto the upper left arm is a striking SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe Standarte 2 Germania EM/NCO’s Collar Tab consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The exterior obverse cover bears(SS Verfgungstruppe Kragenspiegel fr Mannschaften). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, trimmed with silver aluminum wire and black threaded piping, and bearing dual silver aluminum wire Sig runes flanked by a number 2, unmarked, measuring 55 mm (l) x 40 mm (w), in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.