Baden, Grand Duchy. A General Cross For Women In Silver, C.1900 Auction Archive An Early (Brown-Shirt) SS Cotton

An Early (Brown-Shirt) SS Cotton Armband (Kampfbinde)

consisting of an eight arm multiray star

and is in overall near extremely fine condition with some minor grease staining near the bottom left corner

Constructed of cardboard-reinforced dark green wool

Upon his arrival in England

Baden, Grand Duchy. A General Cross For Women In Silver, C.1900 Auction Archive An Early (Brown-Shirt) SS Cotton(Silbernes allgemeines Kreuz fr weiblich Personen). Instituted 1883 by Grand Duchess Luise. (1883 1915 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original neck ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with raised borders, the reverse with a silver content mark of 800 and a mark of L. B. for an unidentified maker, measuring 48. 28 mm (w) x 72. 35 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.