Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed three holes at the top

three holes at the top of the badge

23 mm (w) x 91

minor material fatigue is evident to the exterior of the case but the cross is in a near mint condition

for example the double circle around the swastika which is usually encountered on bevo weaves

and is set securely into the structure of the cap

Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed three holes at the top(Waffen SS Tropen Schiffchentotenkopf fr Mannschaften). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered green SS style Totenkopf with details highlighted in black threading, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), a rare example of a green tropical insignia as found on page 135 of Insignia and Artifacts of the Waffen SS by Michael D. Beaver, 2012, in unissued and mint condition.