Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Unterfeldmeister Shoulder Board Archive Victoria Rifles of Canada Sweetheart

Victoria Rifles of Canada Sweetheart Pin (silver with red and green enamels

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "1531472" on the reverse

characters scratched in place on the reverse of the star point at 6 o'clock

It was not uncommon at all for the owners of these items to be sent to the communist “Death Camps”

the dark brown body exhibiting contact and wear in the paint

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service (Rad) Unterfeldmeister Shoulder Board Archive Victoria Rifles of Canada Sweetheart(Reichsarbeitsdienst Schulterklappen). Constructed of cardboard reinforced black wool, bearing two bands of silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threading, around two bands of olive grab threading interspersed with silver aluminum wire, the reverse with an integrated strap, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 105 mm (l), in extremely fine condition.