Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag MG 42 Ammo Storage - Named Purple heart in

- Named Purple heart in case with original cardboard mailing box

and is maker marked with a stamped (but hard to read) J

Overall finish does show some speckled staining and oxidation in a few places

This Short Land Pattern 42" Brown Bess was issued to the WEST KENT MILITIA and was engraved on the barrel: W

is marked 13TH BN on one side

Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag MG 42 Ammo Storage - Named Purple heart inOriginal 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.