Germany, Ss. A Ss Officer’s Sleeve Eagle, Belsen Uniform Removed Auction surrounded by a laurel wreath

surrounded by a laurel wreath tied together at the bottom via a ribbon

on loop for suspension from a rifle clasp and period original ribbon with a horizontal pinback

revised in 1789

unusual screw back version with two screwposts

Germany, Ss. A Ss Officer’s Sleeve Eagle, Belsen Uniform Removed Auction surrounded by a laurel wreath(SS rmelabzeichen). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum flat wire SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, sewn to a cut out olive drab piece of uniform cloth, unmarked, the insignia measuring 88 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. Footnote: According to information provided at the time of acquisition, this lot was liberated at Belsen, by 1st Lieutenant Sallylou