An administrative political leader armband, for the fourth pattern political insignia 1939 onward, as worn by the lowest rank of political leader corps personnel.
Politischer-Leiter-Anwarter (Political Leader Candidate) at the command level Orts. Utilised with the relevant piping at all four command/administrative levels.
Mid war quality manufactured blue piped, red wool armband for Orts level command.
Some slight moth nipping to the red wool field.
A good ‘tin plate’ cap badge of the Kyffhäuserbund organisation, the war veterans support organisation.
1st pattern eagle.
Born out of the First World War, and affiliated into the Nazi ranks of veterans organisations.
Tin plate early eagle, with black centre Iron Cross. Reverse with two pin one piece fitting. No maker marks.
Grubby damage free condition, with some wear to the obverse silver finish.
A good aluminium cap badge of the Kyffhäuserbund organisation, the war veterans support organisation.
2nd pattern eagle.
Born out of the First World War, and affiliated into the Nazi ranks of veterans organisations.
Aluminium eagle with black centre Iron Cross. Reverse with three pin fitting, marked Ges. Gesch 16.
Grubby damage free condition.
A good mid war produced political cap eagle, in grey metal a, with a silver wash.
Silver wash has largely been lost/absorbed, now showing the eagle in grey.
Reverse with RZM and 117 maker mark.
Used by a number of organisations.
A low grade cotton, printed armband typical of mi/late wartime production.
Lite weight band with no maker details, manufactured on very ‘thin’ lite gauge cotton.
With some age staining and wear, one small hole to central area within the area of the lower cross arm (see images).
An excellent condition armband for a ‘serving’ member of the N.S. Old Comrades Association (Reichskriegerbund).
Navy blue heavy wool armband, with the centrally affixed RKB association emblem in Bevo weave material.
One or two surface moth nips, but otherwise excellent used condition.
A low grade printed armband of the type sold at large party rallies for those that wished to wear such things. Also used and widely issued in the later stages of the war to those party officials employed on war work.
Damage free condition, little faded and grubby with storage.
US veteran pick up never before offered on the collector market.
A well made, Bevo weave lapel favour/badge for the Gau Essen day 1938.
Grubby/faded , but damage free.
This comes in the form of a ‘tinnie’ style backed, cloth pin back badge, which I believe is slightly smaller in its overall dimensions. This was intended to wear via simple safety pin fitting.
Veteran bring back.
A very nice forestry/hunting tinnie of the pre Nazi period.
Presumably produced for the usual reason of fund raising. Nicely made badge of a greater quality than later produced badges.
For the district of Westphalia ?
Brooch pin fitting to the reverse.
A numbered, plain, 20th Infantry Regiment shoulder board.
Very good clean obverse detail, with some surface moth tracking and one small hole adjacent to the no. 2,
Reverse showing where it was originally tacked into a tunic.
A very good condition, used removed from a tunic BeVo weave HJ diamond.
Tr-coloured weave in damage free condition. Grubby due to wear.
Reverse with ‘Ges Gesch’ marking, and showing evidence of where removed from a vest.
Worn by both male and female members.
Also worn on the sports vest.
‘Veteran pick-up’, never before on the market.
