Pinned into the peak is an insignia in the form of a gilded zink Reichsbahn-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
Four and a half months after enlisting
known for its extremely high rate of fire
2) An Early “Der Stahlhelm” Badge
chipping evident in the white enamels on both tips of the arm at 5 o'clock on both sides
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Republic of Pinned into the peak is(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class,