A Rare Prussian Death’s Head Hussar Busby Badge Auction Archive each previously having been painted

each previously having been painted light brown on their fronts but have lost most of their paint finish and adorned with the Imperial German crown

embroidered "Carl Schweisfurth" mounter's label on the reverse

I have never seen evidence of his worries sitting very heavily on him

The cross was instituted in 1924 and awarded to all members of the Dutch armed forces mobilized during WWI

A Rare Prussian Death’s Head Hussar Busby Badge Auction Archive each previously having been paintedDie stamped silver nickel, illustrating the skull and crossed bones insignia, 98 mm x 108 mm, all three lugs intact, with a 107 mm x 107. 5 mm thick leather plate with a black finished obverse and a dark brown finished reverse, light wear on the badge, extremely fine.