Original German WWII Pocket Watch in Case named to SS - Oberscharführer Alois Gruber - Fully Functional Feed Block Assembly Miners' Dials

Miners' Dials

you can see wear on the underside of the brim as that is the spot that the officer's right thumb would pinch the visor in order to put on and take off the cap

The included socket bayonet is the best we have ever seen

The callsigns that the pilots used were atypical for US Army aviation units of the time

Truly a WW2 British national hero

Original German WWII Pocket Watch in Case named to SS - Oberscharführer Alois Gruber - Fully Functional Feed Block Assembly Miners' DialsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a good quality Pocket Watch, just like my everyone's grandfather had, and it still works. It is contained in a white metal outer case with viewing window by Primus and is named on the back to : Oscha. Alois Gruber 12. 3* DF* This would indicate that the watch was issued or given to SS Oberscharfhrer Alois Gruber, who was most likely in the XII SS Corps during WWII. This rank translates as "Senior squad leader",