Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive and Canada Shoulder Title (in

and Canada Shoulder Title (in browning copper

1918 and put on outpatient status

with pencil signature of General der Flieger

Prussia: War Aid Merit Cross (war materials

eye has separated from the ribbon)

Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive and Canada Shoulder Title (in(Gau Essen Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a sword bearing a mobile swastika on its hilt, overlaying crossed hammers bearing dates 1925 1935, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 31 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.