Germany, Waffen-Ss. An Officer's Sleeve Eagle Auction Archive This is a Christmas gift

This is a Christmas gift from the Grand Duchess Eleonore zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and her husband Ernst Ludwig von Hessen to the troops in Hessen

All washers

The interior has a 45 mm-wide brown leather sweatband securely stitched into position

with Canada bar

"1877" on the reverse centrepiece

Germany, Waffen-Ss. An Officer's Sleeve Eagle Auction Archive This is a Christmas gift(rmeladler). A high quality, embroidered SS Officer sleeve eagle, constructed of bright, silver flat and round aluminum wire and bullion threads, in the shape of a SS style eagle clutching a wreathed, mobile swastika, on a cut out black wool base, reverse presents a black, paper backing, stamped 45, measuring 95 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), and in extremely fine condition.