Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges

(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including:

1. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emerging from a sunken base, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “107” for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36.65 mm (w) x 44.14 mm (h), weighing 26.8 grams, a rare and high-quality example in extremely fine condition.

2. A Reich Labour Service of Female Youth (RADwJ) service badge, constructed of toned magnetic iron, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 42 mm in diameter, demonstrating a possible period repair to the pinback and some loss of finish to the base metal, in very fine condition.

3. A 1944 A Tyrolean Marksmanship Achievement Badge for Riflemen, constructed of gilded zink with multi-coloured paint, horizontal pinback, the reverse maker marked “CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN”, measuring 40 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition. 

4. A 1938 Süd-Hannover-Braunschweig (South Hanover-Brunswick) Gautag commemorative badge, constructed of gilded magnetic metal with multi-coloured embroidery, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.