Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Newly Listed On the inside of the

On the inside of the backcover there is a coffee stain that prompted somebody to write “richtiger Bohnenkaffee” (real bean coffee) next to it

Instituted 1896

the six o’clock arm maker marked “W” for the firm of Wagner & Sohn

in uniform-removed and better than very fine condition

94 mm (w) x 49

Germany, SS. A Rare Waffen-SS Latvian Legion Arm Shield Newly Listed On the inside of the(rmelschild der lettischen Freiwilligen der Waffen SS). Of multi piece construction, consisting of an off white cotton twill base, overlaid on the obverse by a layer of maroon cotton till, defaced by a diagonal off white tresse in representation of a Latvian national emblem, topped by a black bare bearing a printed white inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked, measuring 50 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), a scarce domestically produced variant in uniform removed and