Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed and is set securely into

and is set securely into the structure of the cap

shortly before the Summer Palace's enlargement works were completed

This particular belt and buckle is illustrated on page 90 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Accompanied by his Memorial Plaque (WILLIAM GEORGE SMALLMAN)

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

Germany, SS. A Rare and Mint Waffen-SS Tropical Cap Totenkopf Insignia, Green Variant Newly Listed and is set securely into(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.