Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia GTRexclude scratching of the hilt’s nickel

scratching of the hilt’s nickel plating

Footnote: Kampfgruppe Keitel was part of the 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division

The first batch of fifty F-S Fighting Knives were produced in January 1941 by Wilkinson Sword Ltd after Fairbairnand Sykes had travelled down to their factory from the Special Training Centre at Lochailort

it is of machine woven

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia GTRexclude scratching of the hilt’s nickel(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of nine badges and insignia, with examples issued to the Heer, Luftwaffe, NSKK, RAD, and NSKOV, featuring pieces of aluminum, zink, and bronze construction, some demonstrating loss of finish (deliberate in the case of the Wound Badge), in overall better than very fine condition.