Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag Feed Block Assembly described in the book We

described in the book We Were Soldiers Once

This is a lovely Civil War Federal sold shot iron cannonball

This was known as the Kugelhandgranate ("ball hand grenade") also known as Khg Mod

most likely rotted out with the leather portion of the liner

captured during the Battle of the Bulge and ready to display

Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag Feed Block Assembly described in the book WeOriginal Item: Only One Available: The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied Europe.