Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude the back of the blade

the back of the blade displays scalloped filework typical of the dagger

The tunic is closed with five brown bakelite buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

date engraved "1907"

silvered and gilded tombac with black paint

Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude the back of the blade(Knopf fr das Schiffchen der SS Verfgungstruppe Waffen SS). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a second pattern SS style Totenkopf on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining its original lug, marked with Sig runes, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and maker code 63 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 20 mm in diameter, in near mint condition.