from the studio of Koller Karoly
A Peruvian Investigative Police Merit Badge - Three-piece construction
before being posted to the Canadian Convalescent Depot
with a handpainted insignia in the centrepiece illustrating an early lilac-style eagle
some scratching of the hilt’s nickel plating
Germany, SS. An SS-Verfügungstruppe/Waffen-SS Cap Button, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China from the studio of Koller(Knopf fr das Schiffchen der SS Verfgungstruppe Waffen SS). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a second pattern SS style Totenkopf on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining its original lug, marked with Sig runes, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and maker code 63 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 20 mm in diameter, in near mint condition.