Original Rare German WWII SS Allgemeine Runes Button for Caps by F. W. Assmann & Söhne - RZM M5/8 Caps & Hats The blade guard has a

The blade guard has a bit of pitting near the end

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment earned 14 battle streamers and 5 Medals of Honor during their Civil War service

It superseded the previous LP28

The M-43 was never fully standardized

which originally was 7 1/8" long with a 3 1/8" long blade

Original Rare German WWII SS Allgemeine Runes Button for Caps by F. W. Assmann & Söhne - RZM M5/8 Caps & Hats The blade guard has aOriginal Item: Only One Available. The SS (Schutzstaffel) was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of Germany eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied Europe. Here we have a very