Germany, SS. A Mint Waffen-SS Panzer Troops M43 Cap Insignia, by Ewald Vorsteher Auction designer and engraver marked “М

designer and engraver marked “М

on June 16

followed by his naming one month later

featuring a four armed white enamelled arms with ball finials

tape peeling away over the hinged area and lightly scuffed on the exterior

Germany, SS. A Mint Waffen-SS Panzer Troops M43 Cap Insignia, by Ewald Vorsteher Auction designer and engraver marked “М(Waffen SS Mtzentrapez fr die schwarze Einheitsfeldmtze M43 fr Panzerbesatzungen). Constructed of black rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Totenkopf, topped by an SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika executed in identical machine embroidery, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Ewald Vorsteher, Wuppertal (BeVo), measuring 78 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in unissued and mint