S. Bertz, Riga Metals

Latvian army expert shooter officer breast badge

Army expert rifle shooter badge of Latvian army. Oxidised silver (875 silver content hallmark on the obverse), worn by first-class shooters - officers and career-servicemen. 1931-1941.The regulations stated that the badge have to be worn on the left, one centimeter above the line specified for the breast orders. The badges were to be arranged in a row from l..

Norwegian Frontkjemper badge

Norwegian Frontkjemper badge.An iconic badge, issued to Norwegian volunteers who fought on the Eastern Front.The textbook example, produced in silver and marked 830S W (indicating silver content).Instituted in October 1943 by Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian collaborationist government during World War II, the Norwegian Frontkjemper badge was aw..

Eugen Schmidhäussler, Pforzheim

NSDAP Membership badge RZM M1/128

National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP) membership badge (German: Parteiabzeichen der NSDAP). Buttonhole variant. Excellent condition, enameled badge. Maker marked on the reverse with RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) M1/128 for Eugen Schmidhäussler, Pforzheim...

Foerster & Barth, Pforzheim

NSDAP Membership badge RZM M1/77

National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, NSDAP) membership badge (German: Parteiabzeichen der NSDAP). Buttonhole variant. Excellent condition, enameled badge. Maker marked on the reverse with RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) M1/77 for Foerster & Barth, Pforzheim...

Hopetakomo O.Y., Helsinki

Petsamo-Rovaniemi commemorative badge

The finish produced commemorative badge. The badge was granted for wear both by Finnish and German soldiers, who were involved in the 820 km winter march from Petsamo to Rovaniemi in Lapland (Finland), which took place from October 25 through December 2, 1941. Blue, black and white enamel in a good condition, without damage. Both the badge and the screw back..

Petsamo-Rovaniemi commemorative ring

Commemorative ring 'PETSAMO - ROVANIEMI' for those involved in the 820 km winter march from Petsamo to Rovaniemi in Lapland (Finland), which took place from October 25 through December 2, 1941. Good condition, albeit denazified (on both sides of the ring shank were swastikas). Silvered brass (silvering is partly lost due to wear). Diameter approx. 19.2 mm..

Photo with a Wehrwolf Wehrverband badge, 1923–1933...

Portrait photo of a civilian man wearing a Weimar Republic 'Wehrwolf' paramilitary association badge on the jacket lapel, 1923–1933. The enamel badge depicts a white skull and the letter 'W' under it, on a black background. Approx. size of the photo is 5,7 x 8,5 cmThe Wehrwolf was founded as a 'Mitteldeutscher Schutzverband' on 11 January 1923 to recru..

H. Skarnik i M. Fiszbein, Warszawa

Polish Eagle Cap Badge with U.S. flag, wz.19

Polish Army cap badge depicting an eagle with outstretched wings clutching an amazon shield. The head is topped with a closed crown. 1919–1939.Very good condition with an intact crown cross. For an unknown reason, the U.S. flag (drawn on paper) is placed (most probably glued) on the amazon shield on the lower part of the badge and lacquered. Wz.19 eagles wer..

H. Skarnik i M. Fiszbein, Warszawa

Polish Eagle Cap Badge wz.19

Polish Army cap badge depicting an eagle with outstretched wings clutching an amazon shield. The head is topped with a closed crown. 1919–1939.Very good condition with an intact crown cross. Maker marked on the reverse with the original maker mark with an anchor of H. Skarnik & F. Fiszbein, Warsaw, and letters B.M. which stand for 'biały metal' (English:..

S. Weber. The Infantry Assault Badges

Sascha Weber. The Infantry Assault Badges. 5th edition.Presented in words and pictures, the reader will find an extensive number of manufacturer variants on over 420 pages. In addition to the historical background, the foundation, and the award conditions, the author also goes into the production and production processes. This work is supplemented with some ..

Hopetakomo O.Y., Helsinki

Suomi Finland 1941-1942 commemorative badge

The Finish produced commemorative badge "Suomi Finland 1941 1942". The badge was most likely produced for German soldiers to commemorate military service in Finland.  Good condition, without damage. Screw back maker marked...

Wehrmacht 205th Infantry Division badge

205. Infanterie-Division badge depicting the emblem of the division - fly agaric mushroom. The badge was most probably worn on the side of the cap.Good condition. Minor corrosion...