Germany, Ss. A Ss Visor Cap Totenkopf, By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed (Orden del Mérito Militar)

(Orden del Mérito Militar)

inside an open-ended wreath of thistle branches

First Class-Gilt

94 mm (w) x 89

He spent time at the Royal Hospital at Chelsea in June 1919 before being discharged from active service on July 13

Germany, Ss. A Ss Visor Cap Totenkopf, By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed (Orden del Mérito Militar)(SS Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a second pattern SS Totenkopf, the reverse both both attachment prongs intact, maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code 499 41 for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 29. 62 mm (w) x 27. 78 mm (h), with deterioration and loss of finish evident, a rare zink Zimmermann example in fair condition.