Germany, SS. A Pair of Waffen-SS Foreign Volunteer Sleeve Shields

(Waffen-SS Ärmelschilder). A pair of Waffen-SS foreign volunteer sleeve shields, including:

1. A Croatian volunteer’s shield, constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered shield executed in a classic Croatian national red and white checkered pattern, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 65 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.

2. A 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg shield, constructed of black wool, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered red shield, overlaid by a black double-headed Albanian national eagle, unmarked, measuring 55 mm (w) x 64 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.