Germany. A Waffen-Ss Membership Stick Pin By Hoffstätter Bonn; Numbered 120871 GTRexclude better than very fine condition

better than very fine condition with some creasing

with 1897 clasp

Brass & fire gilt

John of Malta and the of the Order itself in an ornate frame

Footnote: Thomas Russell Philip was born on February 29

Germany. A Waffen-Ss Membership Stick Pin By Hoffstätter Bonn; Numbered 120871 GTRexclude better than very fine conditionAn example of a second war period Waffen SS membership stick pin; in silvered bronze and black enamels; the obverse consisting of two SS runes within a bed of black enamels; maker marked Hoffsttter Bonn, Ges. Gesch. and numbered 120871 on the reverse; 50 mm long knurled pin; measuring 13 mm in diameter; in overall extremely fine condition.