FEUERWEHR” (“BADEN HONOUR BADGE FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE”)
white and black embroidered insignia
5cm (w) x 24cm (l) x 1cm (h) and weighing 343 grams
squadrons clasp for reconnaissance in bronze
35 mm x 122 mm and 35 mm x 127 mm)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badges, by Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction Archive FEUERWEHR” (“BADEN HONOUR BADGE FOR(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Karneth & Shne, Gablonz, measuring