Germany, SS. A Totenkopf Visor Cap Insignia, Second Pattern, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The BDM proficiency booklet was

The BDM proficiency booklet was owned by Lotte Schulte

with 24 page insert

Identifying the stranger as the Spanish gunboat Diego Velázquez

and the Canadian Forces' Decoration

Special Grade for 25 Engagements

Germany, SS. A Totenkopf Visor Cap Insignia, Second Pattern, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The BDM proficiency booklet was(SS Totenkopf fr Schirmmtze). Constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of a second pattern Totenkopf, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 52 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 31. 32 mm (w) x 29. 41 mm (h), weighing 2. 1 grams, moderate loss of finish is visible throughout the base metal partially exposing the copper core, some bending and cracking is visible to the edges (particularly above the crown),