Germany, Heer. A Braunschweig Totenkopf Traditional Cap Badge, Kavallerie-Regiment 13 Auction in die stamped bronzed steel

in die stamped bronzed steel

the obverse bearing raised central double Sig runes

his father having predeceased him by nineteen years

with an Austrian five-pointed star on the loop denoting manufacture in bronze

1916) and Petty Officer (September 1

Germany, Heer. A Braunschweig Totenkopf Traditional Cap Badge, Kavallerie-Regiment 13 Auction in die stamped bronzed steel(Braunschweiger Totenkopf Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of a Braunschweiger style Totenkopf, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 28 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in near mint condition. Footnote: First used by cavalry units of the Duchy of Braunschweig during the Napoleonic Wars, this insignia continued to be utilized by cavalry and reconnaissance units of the German military even