Germany, Freikorps. A Rare Gotha Comrades’ Association of Freikorps Fighters Membership Pin Archive with the Volupte Incorporated manufacturer's

with the Volupte Incorporated manufacturer's label affixed to the end panel

A Kriegsmarine Narvik Campaign Shield - in gilded tombac

64 (h – inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension)

many doughboys personalized their helmets with various painted designs

the underside with a fabric-based manufacturer's label sewn in place inscribed GIEVES & HAWKES No

Germany, Freikorps. A Rare Gotha Comrades’ Association of Freikorps Fighters Membership Pin Archive with the Volupte Incorporated manufacturer's(Kameradschaft Freikorps Kmpfer Gotha Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse bearing a central black enameled shield defaced by a silvered Totenkopf (indicating veterans of the Freikorps campaign in the Baltic region), surrounded by a red enameled border bearing a gilt inscription of KAMERADSCHAFT FREIKORPS KMPFER GOTHA (GOTHA COMRADES ASSOCIATION OF FREIKORPS FIGHTERS), unmarked, measuring 16. 58