Rare SS Lip Balm Tin Personal Gear for Winter Combat Conditions Circa 1941-44

This is a rare and unique personal item: a tin of lip balm prepared for Hitler's elite SS soldiers for winter combat conditions. The Schutz-Staffel (SS) began in 1925 as a bodyguard unit for Adolf Hitler and went on to become one of the greatest and most influential groups in the Third Reich. The tin is stuck shut, but seems to still have some of the balm inside..

Circa 1941-1944.

Approximately 1/2" in height and 1-3/8" in diameter.

Painted steel.

Two piece tin (stuck shut).

The tin is marked (as best can be made out) and translates to:

Frostschutz Salbe Antifreeze Ointment (Lip Balm)
Wehr Mark VI Defense (probably factory) Mark VI
Osnabr (Probably Town Name/Location of Factory)
SS-Packung SS (Schutz-Staffel) Pack.

This is from a Nazi Germany collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VBEX12 LADEX6/12

6 (Fine+): The tin has seen moderate wear.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.