The latter are constructed of dark green wool with buckram cores and are topped by dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by rose-pink threaded bars
gilt loss on the obverse)
obverse with photo and inscribed "Ritterkreuzträger" over "Oberst Hans Christern" at the bottom
stitched onto the peak are dual insignia consisting of an eagle
suspended from a silver aluminum wire cord flanked by machine-embroidered green tresses
Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Cap Eagle, Ground-Dug Example, by Ferdinand Wagner certificate_of_authenticity The latter are constructed of(Waffen SS Mtzenadler). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a second pattern SS style german national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining two of three original attachment prongs, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 475 42 for Ferdinand Wagner, Pforzheim, measuring 68 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), demonstrating total loss of finish throughout, in addition to surface oxidation, bending, and