Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag Technical Books There are sun rays emanating

There are sun rays emanating from the center of the left and right sides

a first (1LT) and two second lieutenants (2LT)

The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZF 38

The spine of the bayonet is marked Mre Imp'ale de Chât't 9'bre 1873

Original German WWII Wool SS Overcoat Multi-Piece Wool & Rayon Armband with SS RZM Tag Technical Books There are sun rays emanatingOriginal 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.