Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1926 Membership Badge, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Archive topped by a mobile swastika

topped by a mobile swastika

the acorn’s centrepiece has frayed

with a raw underside

" Eight months later

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1926 Membership Badge, By Der Stahlhof Magdeburg Archive topped by a mobile swastika(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1926). Constructed of silvered bronze with black enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc, bearing a silvered date of 1926 topped by oak leaves and a raised Stahlhelm insignia, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an etched membership code and date of 3. 5. 26., maker marked with the logo of Der Stahlhof, Magdeburg, measuring 30. 84