Germany, SS. A Mint 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel Collar Tab, Dachau Variant Hold the inside of the ring

the inside of the ring is inscribed “H

fully lined on the exterior with a ribbed black mohair cap band

demonstrating minor material fatigue through the case

Instituted on 26 May 1942

bars dated between 1932 and 1940 have to be considered unofficial

Germany, SS. A Mint 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel Collar Tab, Dachau Variant Hold the inside of the ring(Waffen SS Kragenspiegel fr Mannschaften der 18. SS Freiwilligen Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered Sturmabteilung (SA) insignia, the reverse with white threading along all four edges, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 50 mm (l), a Dachau variant in unissued and near mint condition.