The handle grip is composed of a wooden core wrapped in a ribbed dark blue Moroccan leather liner
with a large imprinted insignia in red ink in the centre
circumscribed by an inscription of “SKIWETTKÄMPFE DES NS-FLIEGERKORPS
and Ukrainian slavic people in favour of the Germans and the Wehrmacht
minor scratching of paint and glass evident
Germany, Weimar Republic. An Early Totenkopf Cap Insignia, c. 1923 certificate_of_authenticity The handle grip is composed(Totenkopf Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a vaulted and jawless Danziger style Totenkopf, the reverse retaining one of two attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 31. 58 mm (w) x 29. 19 mm (h), weighing 2. 9 grams, an early variant worn as a traditions badge by Reichswehr members, the Schutzstaffel, Wehrwolf, and other early nationalist movements in better than very fine condition.