A Fine Ss Member’s Armband certificate_of_authenticity He was mobilized for active

He was mobilized for active service on August 30

Minesweeper War Badge- an early manufactured badge in tombac

with five holes (worn sewn up on a sleeve)

and for 9 weeks in France in 1915 was unable to carry on in front line

maker marked “Paulmann & Crone - Lüdenscheid - RZM M 9/60) on reverse

A Fine Ss Member’s Armband certificate_of_authenticity He was mobilized for activeOf six piece construction; black ribbed rayon swastika with crisp folds around corners; on a 83 mm white rayon roundel (slightly discoloured from storage); on a red wool armband with 8 mm wide ribbed black rayon running horizontally along the top and bottom of the armband; unmarked; measuring 181 mm x 118 mm; better than very fine condition.