Germany, SS. A Latvian Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, by Lenta of Riga visually-hidden Both items come in a

Both items come in a dark brown wooden case

war material

Dark leather band on rim shows is complete

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Germany, SS. A Latvian Volunteer’s Sleeve Shield, by Lenta of Riga visually-hidden Both items come in a(Waffen SS rmelschild der lettischen Freiwilligen). Constructed of maroon rayon, the obverse featuring a Latvian national shield executed with white machine embroidery, topped by a black bar bearing yellow machine embroidered inscription of LATVIJA, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant of domestic manufacture produced by Lenta, Riga, measuring 55 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), a rare variant, in uniform removed and extremely