Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap Auction maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen

maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen

Footnote: Árpád (circa 850-907) was the first known leader of the Magyars and in 896 led them across the Carpathian Mountains for the first time into what is today part of Hungary

a fully intact interior fabric hinge cover

silver-aluminum Russian braiding

Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Em/Nco’s M43 Field Cap Auction maker marked “Holzschnitzerei Menz Kleinsassen(Waffen SS Feldmtze). Constructed of field grey wool. The cap is fully surrounded by scalloped fold down side panels, secured in place at the front with a reinforced buttonhole on the luft flap meeting a bakelite button on the right flap. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia in the form of a field grey rayon trapezoid bearing a machine embroidered silver grey SS style Totenkopf, topped by a SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile