Original German Pre-WWII SS Member Wool and Rayon Multi Piece Armband Hotchkiss MG The brass frame may have

The brass frame may have been intended for the tropical climate of Brazil

We were able to locate this instrument mounted in a rack and labeled "BOMB BAY1" on the National Museum of the United States Air Force website at this link

Complete with whicker cage

and there is slight wear to the yellow star on the front of the helmet

460th Bomb Group

Original German Pre-WWII SS Member Wool and Rayon Multi Piece Armband Hotchkiss MG The brass frame may haveOriginal 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, Adolf 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 NSDAPsm and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied