Germany, SS. A Rare Dress Uniform Brassard, with SS-VA Mark visually-hidden including a rare citation for

including a rare citation for the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords

and an unidentified silversmith mark

example of this award

Footnote: The Canada General Service Medal was instituted in January 1899 and was awarded to members of Imperial forces and Canadian Militia who fought against Fenian raiders who came north during the aftermath of the American Civil War

Germany, SS. A Rare Dress Uniform Brassard, with SS-VA Mark visually-hidden including a rare citation for(Allgemeine SS SS Verfgungstruppe Armbinde fr den schwarzen Dienstrock). Constructed of red wool, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with black rayon tresses, bearing a central white rayon disc measuring 9 cm in diameter, in turn overlaid by a multi piece black rayon mobile swastika, the interior stamped with an SS Verwaltungsamt (SS VA) acceptance mark and date of 1936, measuring 22. 5 cm (w) x 12. 5 cm (h) when folded on a flat