The interior of the cap has a complete forest green cotton liner stitched into place with tan-coloured thread
the interior with a white rayon lid liner bearing a maker’s mark of “HANS GNAD
the reverse with a blue enameled disc bearing a silvered inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY TO THE FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”)
It is from the German office for the notification of next of kin of fallen soldiers of the former German Wehrmacht
in demonstrating minor material fatigue to the case
Germany, SS. A Waffen-SS Officer’s Belt Buckle, by Overhoff & Cie certificate_of_authenticity The interior of the cap(Waffen SS Feldbindenschloss fr Offiziere). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika, situated above a banner bearing an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) the reverse with a clip and loop with attachment claws emanating from a functional roller, marked with a Reichszeugmeisteri logo, an SS logo, and the logo and maker code of Overhoff & Cie, Ldenscheid,